Bonitoes

3 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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bonitoes
       See {bonito}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bonito
       n 1: flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of
            the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
       2: fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery;
          may be same species as skipjack tuna [syn: {oceanic bonito},
           {Katsuwonus pelamis}]
       3: any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and
          characteristics between mackerels and tunas
       [also: {bonitoes} (pl)]