Tonna

noun

Ton·​na

ˈtänə

: a genus of large marine gastropods (family Tonnidae) lacking varix and operculum and having the body whorl greatly enlarged and the aperture very wide

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin tunna, tonna barrel, tun

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