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Noun bonito has 3 senses

bonito - flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
--₁ is a kind of tuna, tuna fish, tunny
--₁ is a part of bonito
bonito, oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis - fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
--₂ is a kind of scombroid, scombroid fish
--₂ is a member of Katsuwonus, genus Katsuwonus
bonito - any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas
--₃ is a kind of scombroid, scombroid fish
--₃ is a member of Sarda, genus Sarda
--₃ has part: bonito
--₃ has particulars:
skipjack, Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda; Chile bonito, Chilean bonito, Sarda chiliensis; Pacific bonito, Sarda lineolata