n., pl., tunny, or -nies.
See tuna1 (sense ).
[Italian tonno or French thon, both from Old Provençal ton, from Latin thynnus, from Greek thunnos.]
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tun·ny (tŭn'ē)
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[Italian tonno or French thon, both from Old Provençal ton, from Latin thynnus, from Greek thunnos.]
| WordNet: tunny |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
Synonyms: tuna, tuna fish
Meaning #2:
any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
Synonym: tuna
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