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Katsuwonus pelamis

Katsuwonus pelamis

9.8
A fish called skipjack tuna whose dried flakes are used in Japanese cooking
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Katsuwonus pelamis is also commonly known as skipjack tuna in English.

Examples

  • Dried flakes of Katsuwonus pelamis are used to make the Japanese broth called dashi.

  • Many restaurants serve Katsuwonus pelamis as sashimi.

  • Many sushi dishes contain Katsuwonus pelamis as a key ingredient.

  • The chef used Katsuwonus pelamis in the sushi dish.

  • Dried flakes of Katsuwonus pelamis are used to make the Japanese broth called dashi.

  • Many sushi dishes contain Katsuwonus pelamis as a key ingredient.

  • Many restaurants serve Katsuwonus pelamis as sashimi.

Synonyms

skipjack
vsKatsuwonus pelamis
1 7.1

A small tuna-like fish found in warm seas and used for food

is specifically the fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery
skipjack tuna
vsKatsuwonus pelamis
3.1

A small fast sea fish that forms large schools and is often canned

is instead noted for flesh dried and flaked for Japanese cookery
Euthynnus pelamis
vsKatsuwonus pelamis
  • Specialized
9.9

A tuna fish that lives in the open ocean, often called skipjack tuna

is focused on the same fish prepared dried and flaked for Japanese cooking
oceanic bonito
vsKatsuwonus pelamis
8.4

A fish whose dried, flaked meat is used in Japanese cooking

is the specific species actually used for that dried and flaked preparation

Surface Forms

Katsuwonus pelamis singular
Katsuwonus pelamises plural

Morphology

Katsuwonus + pelamis

The form is a Latin binomial: knowing 'Katsuwonus' as a genus of fish lets a learner infer this refers to a species of fish, so part of the meaning (that it is a fish species) is recoverable. However the specific common identity 'skipjack tuna' (and the sense of its culinary use) cannot be derived from the constituents—'pelamis' has no lexical gloss here—so the full meaning is not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Katsuwonus pelamis is the scientific, Latin-style name for the fish English speakers call 'skipjack' or 'bonito'. The first part, Katsuwonus, may come from the Japanese word 'katsuo' for the fish used to make dried flakes, and pelamis comes from an old word for 'tuna', so the name reminds us it is a tuna used in Japanese cooking.