mudskipper | (noun) found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins | Synonyms: mudspringer |
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skip | (noun) a mistake resulting from neglect | Synonyms: omission |
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(noun) a gait in which steps and hops alternate | - |
(verb) bypass | Synonyms: jump, pass over, skip over |
(verb) cause to skip over a surface | Synonyms: skim, skitter |
(verb) jump lightly | Synonyms: hop-skip, hop |
(verb) leave suddenly | Synonyms: decamp, vamoose |
(verb) bound off one point after another | Synonyms: bound off |
(verb) intentionally fail to attend | Synonyms: cut |
skipjack | (noun) oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito | Synonyms: Euthynnus pelamis, skipjack tuna |
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(noun) medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna | Synonyms: Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda |
(noun) able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound | Synonyms: click beetle, snapping beetle |
skipper | (noun) the naval officer in command of a military ship | Synonyms: captain |
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(noun) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship | Synonyms: captain, master, sea captain |
(noun) a student who fails to attend classes | - |
(verb) work as the skipper on a vessel | - |