Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bonito

3 senses of bonito

Sense 1
bonito -- (flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna)
       => tuna, tuna fish, tunny -- (important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks)

Sense 2
bonito, oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis -- (fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna)
       => scombroid, scombroid fish -- (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)

Sense 3
bonito -- (any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas)
       => scombroid, scombroid fish -- (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)