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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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— Legends, Tales and Poems • Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

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