noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of tuna.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tuna
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tunny
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Pronunciation
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/ˈtʌni/
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CMU ARPABET: T AH1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tuna
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: food fish, scombroid, scombroid fish
Narrower terms: albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga, bluefin, bluefin tuna, horse mackerel, Thunnus thynnus, yellowfin, yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares
noun
Meaning 3
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tuna, tuna fish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saltwater fish
Narrower terms: albacore, bonito, bluefin, bluefin tuna
History
Etymology
From Middle French thon + -y, from Old Occitan ton, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).
Real reading context