Bonito : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Bonito	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Bonito
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bonito n 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 Synonym(s): bonito, oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bonito \Bo*ni"to\, n.; pl. {Bonitoes}. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[c6]t and bain[c6]th.] [Often incorrectly written {bonita}.] (Zo[94]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. 2. The skipjack ({Sarda Mediterranea}) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and ({S. Chilensis}) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes. 3. The medregal ({Seriola fasciata}), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies. 4. The cobia or crab eater ({Elacate canada}), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cobia \Co"bi*a\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An oceanic fish of large size ({Elacate canada}); the crabeater; -- called also {bonito}, {cubbyyew}, {coalfish}, and {sergeant fish}.