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| bo·ni·to [ bə ntō ] (plural bo·ni·tos or bo·ni·to) |
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1. fish of mackerel family: a game fish relating to tuna, with dark stripes on its back. Native to: Atlantic and Pacific waters. Genus Sarda.
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2. bonito as food: the flesh of a bonito eaten as food
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3. fish resembling bonito: a fish such as the skipjack that resembles or is related to the bonito
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| [Late 16th century. Probably < Spanish, "pretty" < Latin bonus "good"] |
