Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BO-NI'TO
BO-NI'TO, n. [Sp.]
A fish of the Tunny kind, growing to the length of three feet, found on the American coast, and in the tropical climates. It has a greenish back, and a white silvery belly. – Hawksworth. Pennant. Dict. of Nat. Hist.
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