OCEANIC BONITO

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Meaning:

Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

Synonyms:

bonito; Katsuwonus pelamis; oceanic bonito

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("oceanic bonito" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("oceanic bonito" is a member of...):

genus Katsuwonus; Katsuwonus (oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae)

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