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Meanings of tunny in anglès
(Thunnus thynnus) Species of tuna fish, living in both the Western and the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and extending into the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
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Examples for "atlantic bluefin tuna"
Examples for "atlantic bluefin tuna"
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Resistance from Asian countries, particularly Japan, to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna received most attention.
2
Stocks of the Pacific, Southern and Atlantic bluefin tuna have fallen over the past 15 years amid overfishing.
3
The European Union's executive said last month that Atlantic bluefin tuna should be protected from being pushed to extinction by Japanese sushi lovers.
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Stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna, prized as a delicacy in Japan, have plunged more than 80 percent since 1970, according to CITES.
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Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks have declined by more than 80 percent since 1970, according to CITES, which estimates current stocks at 3.17 million.
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The accompanying text explained that the fish was an Atlantic giant bluefin tuna that had been caught by fishermen from Dingle.
Usage of tunny in anglès
1
The dolphin and the tunny and the flying fish swam with us.
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The chief exports are dried fruit, wine, salt, tunny, sardines and anchovies.
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The tunny-seller gets a pick-axe and at midnight begins to dig.
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Their footfalls made a tunny, echoy noise going down the hall.
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Hanno was horrified to see some of the tunny floating around his feet.
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But, the chief fisheries on this coast are of the sardines, anchovies, and tunny.
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Some were lacking,-thedolphin, of nervous movement, and the tunny, so impetuous in its career.
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The tunny are just entering the bay, and in another week we shall have rare sport.
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The emperor associates with the tunny fish, and is always taken in their company.]
10
One day, a fisherman caught a tunny, and brought it as a present to the count.
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Fish of the tunny kind, an account of.
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Off Cama di Lobos is the best tunny-fishing.
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The tunny-fish generally runs from fifty to one hundred weight; but some of them are much larger.
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A popular large fish is the bronzino, and great steaks of tunny are always in demand too.
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I have a lovely little tunny, caught fresh this morning, sir; I meant it for your dinner.
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When the tunny was opened, in its stomach was found a little bag that contained three rings.
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