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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