English Dictionary: bonita | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for bonita | |
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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Bonita, CA (CDP, FIPS 7414) Location: 32.66748 N, 117.02988 W Population (1990): 12542 (4261 housing units) Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91902 Bonita, LA (village, FIPS 8535) Location: 32.91994 N, 91.67493 W Population (1990): 265 (106 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71223 |