Bonito - Definition
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: bonito, oceanic
bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis]
3: any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and
characteristics between mackerels and tunas