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tunny 音标拼音: [t'ʌni] n. 金枪鱼 金枪鱼 tunny n 1: important warm- water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks [ synonym: { tuna}, { tuna fish}, { tunny}] 2: any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters [ synonym: { tuna}, { tunny}] Tuna \ Tu" na\, n. [ Cf. { Tunny}.] 1. ( Zool.) Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the mackerel family { Scombridae}, especially the { bluefin tuna} ({ Thunnus thynnus}, formerly { Orcynus thynnus} or { Albacora thynnus}), called also the { common tunny} or { great tunny}, a native of the Mediterranean Sea and of temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is caught commercially in large quantity for use as food; -- also called, especially in Britain, { tunny}. It is also one of the favorite fishes used by the Japanese in preparing sushi. On the American coast, especially in New England, it is sometimes called the { horse mackerel}. Another well- known species is the { yellowfin tuna} ({ Thunnus albacares}) of warm seas. the See Illust. of { Horse mackerel}, under { Horse}. Note: The little tunny ({ Gymnosarda alletterata}) of the Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long- finned tunny, or albacore ({ Thunnus alalunga}) ( see { Albacore}), are related species of smaller size. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 2. The bonito, 2. [ 1913 Webster] 3. the meat of the tuna, used as food; -- also called { tuna fish}. [ PJC]
Tunny \ Tun" ny\ ( t[ u^] n" n[ y^]), n.; pl. { Tunnies}. [ L. thunnus, thynnus, Gr. qy` nnos, qy^ nos: cf. It. tonno, F. & Pr. thon.] ( Zool.) The chiefly British equivalent of { tuna}; any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel family, especially the common or great tunny ({ Thunnus thynnus} syn. { Albacora thynnus}, formerly { Orcynus thynnus}) native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American coast it is called { horse mackerel}. See Illust. of { Horse mackerel}, under { Horse}. [ Written also { thynny}.] [ 1913 Webster] Note: The little tunny ({ Gymnosarda alletterata}) of the Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long- finned tunny, or albicore ({ Thunnus alalunga}, see { Albacore}), are related species of smaller size. [ 1913 Webster]
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