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bonito vs tuna

tuna vs bonito

bonito and tuna both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bonito Yes No No No
tuna Yes No No No
As nouns, tuna is a hypernym of bonito; that is, tuna is a word with a broader meaning than bonito:
  • bonito: flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
  • tuna: important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
Other hypernyms of bonito include tuna fish, tunny.
bonito (noun) tuna (noun)
any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna New Zealand eel
flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
Difference between bonito and tuna

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