Definition of Euthynnus

1. Noun. A genus of Scombridae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Euthynnus
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Scombridae, Scombridae
Member holonyms: Euthynnus Pelamis, Skipjack, Skipjack Tuna

Lexicographical Neighbors of Euthynnus

Eustachian tube
Eustachian tubes
Eustachio
Eustoma
Eustoma grandiflorum
Euston
Eustrongylus
Eutamias
Eutamius asiaticus
Eutamius sibiricus
Euterpe
Euterpe oleracea
Euterpean
Euthemia
Eutheria
Euthynnus (current term)
Euthynnus pelamis
Eutopia
Eutopias
Eutychian
Eutychianism
Euxine Sea
Euxinian
Eva Braun
Eva Le Gallienne
Evadne
Evan
Evangelical
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Evangelical and Reformed Church

Literary usage of Euthynnus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1908)
"... or albacore, and Euthynnus ilium/inn, or bonito. In these researches the King expresses his acknowledgments for help received from Mr. Boulenger, ..."

2. Nature and Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for Scientific by Pacific Coast Committee (1915)
"... The bonito (Sarda chilensis) and the oceanic bonito (Euthynnus pelamis) are also big game fishes. Along the wharves, the chub-mackerel (Scomber ..."

3. A Text-book of Church History by Johann Karl Ludwig Gieseler (1857)
"... as well as by his edition of the "History, of the Manichees" by Petrus Siculus, and of the "Panoply" of Euthynnus ..."

4. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1890)
"modified as in Euthynnus; variegated blue and darker; belly silvery; an Old-World fish lately become abundant upon our coast, but of little value for food. ..."

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