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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

... our dinner camp we arrived at a remarkably picturesque bend, and on the outer circumference we made our sixtieth camp, but so late that supper was eaten by firelight. The bend was named by Beaman "Bonito," and in the morning he made a number of views. The bottom lands along the river had evidently been utilised by the aboriginal inhabitants for farming, as fragments of pottery occasionally found indicated their presence here in former ...

— A Canyon Voyage • Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

Words linked to "Bonito" : Katsuwonus, Sarda, scombroid, genus Sarda, tuna, scombroid fish, skipjack, genus Katsuwonus, tunny, Sarda chiliensis, tuna fish, Sarda sarda