| NOUN | food | tunny, tuna, tuna fish | important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae |
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| animal | tunny, tuna | any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus |
| Sounds | tah'niy | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | Important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks. | |
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| Synonyms | tuna, tuna fish | |
| Part of | tuna, tunny | Any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus |
| Narrower | albacore | relatively small tuna / tuna with choice white flesh |
| bluefin, bluefin tuna | flesh of very large tuna / tuna | |
| bonito | flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae | |
| Broader | saltwater fish | flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
| Spanish | atún, thunnus | |
| Catalan | tonyina | |
| Meaning | Any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters. | |
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| Synonym | tuna | |
| Member of | Thunnus, genus Thunnus | tunas / tunas |
| Parts | tuna, tuna fish, tunny | Important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae |
| Narrower | albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga | large pelagic tuna / tuna the source of most canned tuna / tuna |
| bluefin, bluefin tuna, horse mackerel, Thunnus thynnus | largest tuna / tuna | |
| yellowfin, yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares | May reach 400 pounds | |
| Broader | food fish | Any fish used for food by human beings |
| scombroid, scombroid fish | Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas | |
| Spanish | atún, tonina | |
| Catalan | tonyina | |
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