KATSUWONUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae

Synonyms:

genus Katsuwonus; Katsuwonus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Katsuwonus"):

bonito; Katsuwonus pelamis; oceanic bonito (fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna)

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

family Scombridae; Scombridae (marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna)