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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.
Orcynus thynnus
Albicore Al"bi*core, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]

Meaning of Thynnus from wikipedia

- The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is a species of tuna in the family Scombridae. It is variously known as the northern bluefin tuna (mainly...
- Thynnus is a genus of wasps in the family Thynnidae. Thynnus brenchleyi Smith, 1873 Thynnus brisbanensis Turner, 1909 Thynnus conator Turner, 1910 Thynnus...
- Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus thynnus". FishBase. January 2012 version. Collette, B.; et al. (2021). "Thunnus thynnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
- Euthynnus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Katsuwonus vagans (Lesson, 1829) Scomber pelamys Linnaeus, 1758 Scomber pelamis Linnaeus, 1758 Thynnus vagans Lesson, 1829...
- often included in T. thynnus, the 'combined' species then known as the northern bluefin tuna (when treated as separate, T. thynnus is called the Atlantic...
- known as northern bluefin tuna, including: Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) Thunnus tonggol, or longtail...
- Synonyms Thynnus atlanticus Lesson, 1831 Parathunnus atlanticus (Lesson, 1831) Scomber coretta Cuvier, 1829 Thunnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnus coretta...
- award endangered species status to the Mediterranean bluefin, Thunnus thynnus, (also called the Northern bluefin) under the Convention on International...
- Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Thunnus thynnus". FishBase. January 2012 version. Collette, B.; et al. (2021). "Thunnus thynnus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
- into the interior under coastal influence. Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) from the Almadraba areas of the Gulf of Cádiz, prawns from Sanlúcar de...