| NOUN | food | bonito | flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae |
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| animal | bonito, oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis | fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery | |
| animal | bonito | any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics / characteristics between mackerels and tunas / tunas |
| Sounds | bahniy'tow | |
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| Rhymes | alto ... Yamamoto: 70 rhymes with tow... | |
| Meaning | flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna / tuna. | |
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| Part of | bonito | Any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics / characteristics between mackerels and tunas / tunas |
| Broader | tuna, tuna fish, tunny | Important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae |
| Spanish | bonito, sarda | |
| Catalan | bonítol | |
| Meaning | fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna. | |
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| Synonyms | oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis | |
| Member of | Katsuwonus, genus Katsuwonus | oceanic bonitos |
| Broader | scombroid, scombroid fish | Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas |
| Catalan | Katsuwonus pelamis | |
| Meaning | Any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics / characteristics between mackerels and tunas / tunas. | |
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| Member of | Sarda, genus Sarda | bonitos |
| Parts | bonito | flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae |
| Narrower | Chile bonito, Chilean bonito, Pacific bonito, Sarda chiliensis | Common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas |
| skipjack, Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda | medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters | |
| Broader | scombroid, scombroid fish | Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas |
| Spanish | bonito, sarda | |
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