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tuna vs bonito

bonito vs tuna

tuna and bonito both are nouns.

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

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