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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sarda Chiliensis

Sarcophilus hariisi
Sarcopsylla penetrans
Sarcopsyllidae
Sarcoptes
Sarcoptes scabiei
Sarcoptidae
Sarcorhamphus
Sarcorhamphus papa
Sarcoscypha coccinea
Sarcoscyphaceae
Sarcosomataceae
Sarcosporidia
Sarcostemma
Sarcostemma acidum
Sarda
Sarda chiliensis (current term)
Sarda lineolata
Sarda sarda
Sardar
Sardegna
Sardes
Sardina
Sardina pilchardus
Sardinia
Sardinian
Sardinians
Sardinops
Sardinops caerulea
Sardis
Sarf London

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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