Tunny
//ˈtʌni// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of tuna. countable, dated, uncountable
"The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep."
- 2 any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters wordnet
- 3 important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks wordnet
Example
More examples"The floor of the chamber was tesselated, of marble and green tourmaline, and on every square of tourmaline was carven the image of a fish: as the dolphin, the conger, the cat-fish, the salmon, the tunny, the squid, and other wonders of the deep."
Etymology
From Middle French thon + -y, from Old Occitan ton, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), + -y.
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