Hyphenation of skipjack

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word skipjack? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

skip-jack

Definitions of skipjack:

1.	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
2.	Medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters Less valued than tuna
3.	Able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

Synonyms of skipjack:

noun	skipjack tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, scombroid, scombroid fish
noun	Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda, bonito
noun	click beetle, snapping beetle, elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid

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