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Thunnus thynnus

DEFINITIONS OF: Thunnus thynnus

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n largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics

Synonyms:
bluefin, bluefin tuna, horse mackerel
Type of:
tuna, tunny
any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
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