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Bonito

noun

(pl. bonitoes) (Often incorrectly written bonita)

Flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna.

Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna. Synonyms: Katsuwonus pelamis, oceanic bonito.

Any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas.

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"Bonito" Quotes from Famous Books

... "Then there's the bonito, as big as a pig, though its name jokingly means 'good little one'; the sail fish which lifts its fin into the wind; and ...

— Fil and Filippa - Story of Child Life in the Philippines • John Stuart Thomson

... BONITO. The Thynnus pelamys, a fish of the scomber family, commonly about 2 feet long, with a sharp head, small mouth, full eyes, and a regular ...

— The Sailor's Word-Book • William Henry Smyth

Words linked to "Bonito" : scombroid fish, Sarda sarda, genus Sarda, Atlantic bonito, scombroid, tuna, Sarda chiliensis, skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, bonito shark, genus Katsuwonus, Katsuwonus, Sarda, Chile bonito, tuna fish, tunny