thunnus : Idioms & Phrases


genus thunnus

  • noun tunas: warm-blooded fishes
    Thunnus.
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thunnus alalunga

  • noun large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters
    albacore; long-fin tunny.
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thunnus albacares

  • noun may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
    yellowfin tuna; yellowfin.
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thunnus thynnus

  • noun largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
    bluefin tuna; bluefin; horse mackerel.
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