1. tunny(n = noun.food) tuna, tuna fish - important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks;
is a kind of saltwater fish
is a part of tuna, tunny
has particulars: albacore, bonito, bluefin, bluefin tuna
2. tunny(n = noun.animal) tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters;
is a kind of food fish, scombroid, scombroid fish
has parts: tuna, tuna fish, tunny
is a member of genus thunnus, thunnus
has particulars: albacore, long-fin tunny, thunnus alalunga, bluefin, bluefin tuna, horse mackerel, thunnus thynnus, thunnus albacares, yellowfin, yellowfin tuna
The chiefly British equivalent of
" The little tunny (
tunny, n. (pl. same or -ies) = TUNA(1).
Etymology:
F thon f. Prov. ton, f. L thunnus f. Gk thunnos