The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bonito \Bo*ni"to\ (b[-o]*n[=e]"t[-o]), n.; pl. Bonitoes
(-t[-o]z). [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[imac]t and
bain[imac]th.] [Often incorrectly written bonita.] (Zool.)
1. A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the
tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four
brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the
American coast.
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2. any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera Sarda
or Euthynnus, with a size intermediate between those of
the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied
especially to the skipjack tuna (Euthynnus pelamis,
syn. Katsuwonus pelamis, formerly Sarda Mediterranea,
also called skipjack) of the Atlantic, an important and
abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and
(Sarda Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related
species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue
color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.
--MW10
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3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the
southern part of the United States and the West Indies.
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4. The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish
of the Middle and Southern United States.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cobia \Co"bi*a\, n. (Zool.)
An oceanic fish of large size (Elacate canada); the
crabeater; -- called also bonito, cubbyyew, coalfish,
and sergeant fish.
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