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Definition of Sarda chiliensis
1. Noun. Common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well.
Exact synonyms: Chile Bonito, Chilean Bonito, Pacific Bonito
Group relationships: Genus Sarda, Sarda
Generic synonyms: Bonito
Group relationships: Genus Sarda, Sarda
Generic synonyms: Bonito
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarda Chiliensis
Literary usage of Sarda chiliensis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The California bonito or skipjack (Sarda chiliensis) is heavier and is found from
San Francisco northward to Japan. In the tropics the bonito is known as ..."
2. The big game fishes of the United States by Charles Frederick Holder (1903)
"... about 2000000 pounds, valued at about $75000. The largest number are taken in
pound and gill-nets. The bonito, Sarda chiliensis, is, in my estimation, ..."
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