Thunnus
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See also: thunnus
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).
Proper noun
[edit]Thunnus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scombridae – tuna.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class;- infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Scombriformes - order; Scombridae - family; Scombrinae - subfamily; Thunnini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Thunnus (Thunnus) (bluefin group), Thunnus (Neothunnus) (yellowfin group) - subgenera
- Thunnus thynnus (Atlantic bluefin tuna) - type species; Thunnus alalunga (albacore tuna, longfin tuna), Thunnus maccoyii (southern bluefin tuna), Thunnus obesus (bigeye tuna), Thunnus orientalis (Pacific bluefin tuna); Thunnus tonggol (longtail tuna), Thunnus atlanticus (blackfin tuna), Thunnus albacares (yellowfin tuna) - other species
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Thunnus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thunnus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Thunnus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Thunnus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Thunnus at AnimalBase
- Thunnus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Thunnus at World Register of Marine Species