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bonito

bo·nito

UK/bəˈniːtoʊ/ US/bəˈniːtə/ rare

noun

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

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3.

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

Phrases

  • Atlantic bonito
  • Australian bonito
  • eastern Pacific bonito
  • large bonito
  • leaping bonito
  • Pacific bonito
  • plain bonito
  • striped bonito

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