bonito

noun

1. Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna.

2. A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis.

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.

5. Flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tunafood

6. Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tunaanimal

   Similar: oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis

7. Any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunasanimal