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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bonitoes
bonitoes
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bonito
bonito
n 1: flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of
the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
2: fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery;
may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn:
oceanic bonito,
Katsuwonus pelamis]
3: any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and
characteristics between mackerels and tunas
[also:
bonitoes (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Bonitoes
Bonito
\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.
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2. any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera
Sarda
or
Euthynnus, with a size intermediate between those of
the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied
especially to the
skipjack tuna (
Euthynnus pelamis,
syn.
Katsuwonus pelamis, formerly
Sarda Mediterranea,
also called
skipjack) of the Atlantic, an important and
abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and
(
Sarda Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related
species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue
color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.
--MW10
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3. The medregal (
Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the
southern of the United States and the West Indies.
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4. The cobia or crab eater (
Elacate canada), an edible fish
of the Middle and Southern United States.
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