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Meanings of Katsuwonus pelamis in English

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

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        Examples for "bonito"
        Examples for "bonito"
        1
        They had not long to wait before a bonito came gambolling by.
        The South Sea Whaler
        2
        The relationship is underpinned by Japanese tuna and bonito fishing in Tuvaluan waters.
        Radio NZ
        3
        An entire publicity campaign was built around him, the embodiment of jogo bonito.
        The Guardian
        4
        Elena and Juan Mari admire bonito at a fish stall in La Bretxa market.
        The Guardian
        5
        But the line came in too easily; the hook picked clean of the bonito.
        BBC