bonito

Meaning

1. Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna.
2. A large tropical fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna), allied to the tunny.
3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
4. The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.

Synonyms

oceanic bonito

skipjack

bone-eater

skipjack tuna

shark

🦈

false albacore

Katsuwonus pelamis

bastard albacore

diverg-bonito

albacore tuna

Atlantic little tuna

black skipjack

kawakawa

long-fin tunny

dwarf bonito

little tuna

little tunny

long-finned tuna

mackerel tuna

island bonito

island skipjack

kawa kawa

langvin tuna

lesser bonito

longfin tuna

longfin tunny

longfinned albacore

wavy-back skipjack

mackerel

mackerei

fish

🐟

eastern little tuna

Atlantic little tunny

albacore fish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bonito.