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bonetta

bonetta noun: the Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda.

Noun

bonetta (plural bonettas)

  1. The Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda.
    • On the morning of this day we caught five bonettas, being the only fish taken since leaving England, excepting several flying fish, which at times flew aboard during the night, in their endeavours to escape from their pursuers, the bonettas and dolphins, whose principial food they constitute.1819, A Voyage To South-America And The Cape Of Good Hope: In His Majesty's Gun Brig The Protector

Forms of bonetta

pluralbonettas

Questions about bonetta

What does bonetta mean?
Bonetta means the Atlantic bonito, Sarda sarda.
What part of speech is bonetta?
Bonetta is a noun.
What is the plural of bonetta?
The plural of bonetta is bonettas.

Words near bonetta in the dictionary

  1. Bonesteel
  2. Bonesteels
  3. Bonestellian
  4. Bonet
  5. Bonets
  6. bonetta
  7. bonettas
  8. Bonetti
  9. Bonettis
  10. boneware
  11. bonewax

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