Tunny

3 definitions found

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

  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]

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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tunny
       n 1: important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the
            family Scombridae; usually served as steaks [syn: {tuna},
             {tuna fish}]
       2: any very large marine food and game fish of the genus
          Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters [syn:
           {tuna}]