THUNNUS ALBACARES

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Meaning:

May reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics

Synonyms:

Thunnus albacares; yellowfin; yellowfin tuna

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Nouns denoting animals

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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