bonito

noun

1. flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

   noun.animal

   Synonyms katsuwonus pelamis oceanic bonito

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas

   noun.animal

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. A large tropical fish (<i>Orcynus pelamys</i>) 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.

   noun

   Source: webster1913