KATSUWONUS PELAMIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Katsuwonus pelamis mean? 

• KATSUWONUS PELAMIS (noun)
  The noun KATSUWONUS PELAMIS has 1 sense:

1. fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

  Familiarity information: KATSUWONUS PELAMIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KATSUWONUS PELAMIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bonito; Katsuwonus pelamis; oceanic bonito

Hypernyms ("Katsuwonus pelamis" is a kind of...):

scombroid; scombroid fish (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)

Holonyms ("Katsuwonus pelamis" is a member of...):

genus Katsuwonus; Katsuwonus (oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae)