Bo-nĭ'tō, n.

(bo-nē'to), n. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, Fr. bonite, Ger. bonit or bonet fisch, Ar. bainit and bainith (th equiv. to Eng. th in both).] (Ichth.) A fish of the Tunny kind (Thynnus pelamys), growing to the length of three feet, found on the American coast and in the tropical climates. Bonito. It has a greenish back, and a white, silvery belly. Baird.