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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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