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Bonito
WordNet
noun
(1) Any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
(2) Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
(3) Flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.
- A large tropical fish, the skipjack, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis or Orcynus pelamys.
Noun
- Various species of fish related to or sharing resemblance with the tuna, such as the albacore and the frigate tuna.
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