Bonita,

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bonito \Bo*ni"to\ (b[-o]*n[=e]"t[-o]), n.; pl. {Bonitoes}
     (-t[-o]z). [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[imac]t and
     bain[imac]th.] [Often incorrectly written {bonita}.] (Zool.)
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera {Sarda}
        or {Euthynnus}, with a size intermediate between those of
        the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied
        especially to the {skipjack tuna} ({Euthynnus pelamis},
        syn. {Katsuwonus pelamis}, formerly {Sarda Mediterranea},
        also called {skipjack}) of the Atlantic, an important and
        abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and
        ({Sarda Chilensis}) of the Pacific, and other related
        species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue
        color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.
        --MW10
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     3. The medregal ({Seriola fasciata}), an edible fish of the
        southern part of the United States and the West Indies.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The cobia or crab eater ({Elacate canada}), an edible fish
        of the Middle and Southern United States.
        [1913 Webster]

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

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bonita, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    12401
     Housing Units (2000): 4281
     Land area (2000):     4.895232 sq. miles (12.678591 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.181970 sq. miles (0.471301 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5.077202 sq. miles (13.149892 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            07414
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             32.658420 N, 117.035336 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     91902
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bonita, CA
      Bonita
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bonita, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    335
     Housing Units (2000): 143
     Land area (2000):     1.356375 sq. miles (3.512995 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.356375 sq. miles (3.512995 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            08535
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             32.921780 N, 91.673838 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     71223
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bonita, LA
      Bonita