bonaci

English

Etymology

Said to be from Spanish bonasí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌboʊ.nəˈsi/

Noun

bonaci (plural bonacis)

1. (dated) A large grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) of Florida and the Caribbean. Grey, with an oblong, laterally compressed body, it is a food fish.
2. Any of several other groupers.

Synonyms

• (Mycteroperca bonaci): aguaji, black grouper, black rockfish, marbled rockfish

References

• “bonaci”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Cobain, Cobian