English
Detailed Synonyms for bonito in English
bonito:
bonito [the ~] noun
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the bonito
– any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas 1 -
the bonito
– fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna 1the bonito; the oceanic bonito; the Katsuwonus pelamis– fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna 1 -
the bonito
– flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna 1