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Orcynus or Albacora thynnus
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.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel family, especially the common or great tunny (Orcynus or Albacora 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.] Note: The little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata) of the Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned tunny, or albicore (see Albicore), are related species of smaller size.

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- The Albacora class was a diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) developed for the Portuguese Navy based on the French Daphné class. In 1964, the Portuguese...
- yellowfin is officially designated albacore in French and referred to as albacora by Portuguese fishermen. The yellowfin tuna is among the larger tuna species...
- The Albacora-Leste Oil Field is an oil field located in Campos Basin. It was discovered in 1986 and developed by Petrobras. The oil field is operated by...
- submarines was acquired by Portugal to replace the previous submarines of the Albacora class, then being operated by the navy. Originally, HDW proposed the Type...
- ****stan has now retired the submarines and is replacing them. The four Albacora-class submarines of the Portuguese Navy were ordered in 1964 and built...
- Escadrille (Esquadrilha de Submarinos) and sailed in the Albacora-class submarines NRP Albacora, NRP Barracuda, and NRP Delfim in several operational roles...
- (1978), Carapeba (1982), Vermelho (1982), Marimba (1984), Albacora (1984), Marlim (1985), Albacora-Leste (1986), Marlim Sul (1987), Marlim Leste (1987), Barracuda...
- April 2006, the company started production on the P-50 oil platform in the Albacora East field at Campos Basin, which made Brazil self-sufficient in oil production...
- (570 km3)) Bolivia (~1.5×1012 m3) Margarita Sabalo Itaú-San Alberto Brazil Albacora-Leste oil field (5.7×10^12 cu ft (160 km3)) Jupiter gas field (17 x 10¹²)...
- design, she was built in Portugal with French ****istance as a member of the Albacora class and had served in the Portuguese Navy before being purchased by ****stan...