bonito has definitions from the fields of zoology,Japanese,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (zoology,Japanese) fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

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scombroid Katsuwonus

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna

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tuna

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[ noun ] (zoology) any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
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