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Meanings of giant bluefin tuna in English
(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 "tunny"
Examples for "tunny"
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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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Resistance from Asian countries, particularly Japan, to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna received most attention.
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Stocks of the Pacific, Southern and Atlantic bluefin tuna have fallen over the past 15 years amid overfishing.
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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.
Usage of giant bluefin tuna in English
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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.