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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bonito \boni"to\ b-on=e"t-o, n.; pl. bonitoes
-t-oz. sp. pg. bonito, fr. ar. bainimact and
bainimacth. often incorrectly written bonita. zool.
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.
1913 webster
2. any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera sarda
or euthynnus, with a size intermediate between those of
the smaller mackerels and the tunas. it is applied
especially to the skipjack tuna euthynnus pelamis,
syn. katsuwonus pelamis, formerly sarda mediterranea,
also called skipjack of the atlantic, an important and
abundant food fish on the coast of the united states, and
sarda chilensis of the pacific, and other related
species. these are large and active fishes, of a blue
color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.
--mw10
1913 webster +pjc
3. the medregal seriola fasciata, an edible fish of the
southern part of the united states and the west indies.
1913 webster
4. the cobia or crab eater elacate canada, an edible fish
of the middle and southern united states.
1913 webster
see also:
bonitoes bonita orcynus pelamys sarda euthynnus skipjack tuna
euthynnus pelamis katsuwonus pelamis sarda mediterranea skipjack sarda chilensis
seriola fasciata elacate canada
- [2] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
bonita, ca cdp, fips 7414
location: 32.66748 n, 117.02988 w
population 1990: 12542 4261 housing units
area: 12.8 sq km land, 0.5 sq km water
zip codes: 91902
bonita, la village, fips 8535
location: 32.91994 n, 91.67493 w
population 1990: 265 106 housing units
area: 3.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 71223
- [3] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bonita, ca -- u.s. census designated place in california
population 2000: 12401
housing units 2000: 4281
land area 2000: 4.895232 sq. miles 12.678591 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.181970 sq. miles 0.471301 sq. km
total area 2000: 5.077202 sq. miles 13.149892 sq. km
fips code: 07414
located within: california ca, fips 06
location: 32.658420 n, 117.035336 w
zip codes 1990: 91902
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
bonita, ca
bonita
- [4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
bonita, la -- u.s. village in louisiana
population 2000: 335
housing units 2000: 143
land area 2000: 1.356375 sq. miles 3.512995 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.356375 sq. miles 3.512995 sq. km
fips code: 08535
located within: louisiana la, fips 22
location: 32.921780 n, 91.673838 w
zip codes 1990: 71223
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
bonita, la
bonita
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