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THUNNUS ALBACARES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thunnus albacares mean?
• THUNNUS ALBACARES (noun)
The noun THUNNUS ALBACARES has 1 sense:
1. may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
Familiarity information: THUNNUS ALBACARES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
May reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Thunnus albacares; yellowfin; yellowfin tuna
Hypernyms ("Thunnus albacares" is a kind of...):
tuna; tunny (any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters)
Holonyms ("Thunnus albacares" is a member of...):
genus Thunnus; Thunnus (tunas: warm-blooded fishes)
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