CEFR B1

thunnus

noun

Meaning

thunnus means a genus of ocean-dwelling, ray-finned bony fish from the mackerel family, Scombridae. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses thunnus to mean a genus of ocean-dwelling, ray-finned bony fish from the mackerel family, Scombridae.
The teacher asked students to find thunnus in the reading.

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thunnus (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses thunnus to mean a genus of ocean-dwelling, ray-finned bony fish from the mackerel family, Scombridae.
The teacher asked students to find thunnus in the reading.
Check the words around thunnus to choose the right meaning.

How to Use thunnus

a/the thunnus (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a thunnus."
thunnus in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked thunnus in context before translating it."

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