Tŭn'ny, n.

n. [Written also thunny.] [Lat. thunnus, thynnus, Gr. θύννος, θύνω, from θύνω, θύειν, to rush or dart along; It. tonno, Fr. & Pr. thon, Sp. atun, Pg. atum.] (Ichth.) A fish of the genus Thynnus, of the mackerel family, similar, in form, to the mackerel, but much larger, rounder, and with a shorter snout. It is one of the largest of fishes, tunnies weighing one thousand pounds not being rare in the Mediterranean. The tunny is considered excellent food.

Tunny (Thynnus vulgaris).