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English noun: tunny

1. tunny (food) important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks


Synonymstuna, tuna fish


Broader (hypernym)saltwater fish


Narrower (hyponym)albacore, bluefin, bluefin tuna, bonito


Part meronymtuna, tunny

2. tunny (animal) any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters


Synonymstuna


Broader (hypernym)food fish, scombroid, scombroid fish


Narrower (hyponym)albacore, bluefin, bluefin tuna, horse mackerel, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus thynnus, yellowfin, yellowfin tuna


Part holonymtuna, tuna fish, tunny


Member meronymgenus Thunnus, Thunnus









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