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Bonito
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What's The Definition Of Bonito?
[n] any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
[n] fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna [n] flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna Synonyms | Synonyms for Bonito: Katsuwonus pelamis | oceanic bonito Related Terms | Find terms related to Bonito: See Also | Atlantic bonito | bonito | bonito | Chile bonito | Chilean bonito | genus Katsuwonus | genus Sarda | Katsuwonus | Pacific bonito | Sarda | Sarda chiliensis | Sarda lineolata | Sarda sarda | scombroid | scombroid fish | skipjack | tuna | tuna fish | tunny Bonito In Webster's Dictionary \Bo*ni"to\, n.; pl. {Bonitoes}. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr.
Ar. bain[=i]t and bain[=i]th.] [Often incorrectly written
{bonita}.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A large tropical fish ({Orcynus pelamys}) allied to the
tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four
brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the
American coast.
2. The skipjack ({Sarda Mediterranea}) of the Atlantic, an
important and abundant food fish on the coast of the
United States, and ({S. Chilensis}) of the Pacific, and
other related species. They are large and active fishes,
of a blue color with black oblique stripes.
3. The medregal ({Seriola fasciata}), an edible fish of the
southern of the United States and the West Indies.
4. The cobia or crab eater ({Elacate canada}), an edible fish
of the Middle and Southern United States.
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