/beuh nee"toh/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) bonito , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) bonitos .
1. any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
2. any of several related species, as the skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis.
[ 1590-1600; bainith ]