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tunny
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tun·ny  (tn)
n. pl. tunny or tun·nies
See tuna1.

[Italian tonno or French thon, both from Old Provençal ton, from Latin thynnus, from Greek thunnos.]

tunny [ˈtʌnɪ]
n pl -nies, -ny
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called tuna any of various large marine spiny-finned fishes of the genus Thunnus, esp T. thynnus, chiefly of warm waters: family Scombridae. They have a spindle-shaped body and widely forked tail, and are important food fishes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar and related fishes
[from Old French thon, from Old Provençal ton, from Latin thunnus, from Greek]
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Noun1.tunny - important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridaetunny - important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
tunny, tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
albacore - relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
bonito - flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
bluefin, bluefin tuna - flesh of very large tuna
2.tunny - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnustunny - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
food fish - any fish used for food by human beings
scombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
genus Thunnus, Thunnus - tunas: warm-blooded fishes
long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga, albacore - large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
horse mackerel, Thunnus thynnus, bluefin, bluefin tuna - largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
Thunnus albacares, yellowfin, yellowfin tuna - may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
tuna fish, tunny, tuna - important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
Translations
tunny [ˈtʌnɪ] N (tunny, tunnies (pl)) → atún m
striped tunnybonito m
tunny [ˈtʌni] nthon m
tunny (fish)
nThunfisch m


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