資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Bonito \Bo*ni"to\, n.; pl. {Bonitoes}. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr.
Ar. bain[=i]t and bain[=i]th.] [Often incorrectly written
{bonita}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
2. The skipjack ({Sarda Mediterranea}) of the Atlantic, an
important and abundant food fish on the coast of the
United States, and ({S. Chilensis}) of the Pacific, and
other related species. They are large and active fishes,
of a blue color with black oblique stripes.
3. The medregal ({Seriola fasciata}), an edible fish of the
southern of the United States and the West Indies.
4. The cobia or crab eater ({Elacate canada}), an edible fish
of the Middle and Southern United States.