bonaci

[ boh-nuh-see ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) bo·na·ci, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) bo·na·cis.

1. any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bonaci¹

From the Spanish word bonasí a fish

Example Sentences

The plan, which most baseball writers will do in the next few days, was to project the group of 60 players that the Mariners expect to invite to participate in spring training 2.0, or perhaps if you prefer “summer camp” … hat tip to Steve Bonaci on Twitter for that moniker.

From Seattle Times

Markus and his partner George Bonaci obtained a real rhino horn and are using the latest techniques in biotechnology to replicate it so perfectly that it passes as the real thing.

From Reuters

In future Markus and Bonaci have plans to bioengineer other rare products like tiger bones and ivory with the hope of saving one endangered species at a time. 

From Reuters

Or this from the epilogue to "The Financier": There is a certain fish whose scientific name is Mycteroperca Bonaci, and whose common name is Black Grouper, which is of considerable value as an afterthought in this connection, and which deserves much to be better known.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a certain fish, the scientific name of which is Mycteroperca Bonaci, its common name Black Grouper, which is of considerable value as an afterthought in this connection, and which deserves to be better known.

From Project Gutenberg