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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