"thunniform" meaning in English

See thunniform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin thunnus (“tuna”) + -iform. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|thunnus||tuna}} Latin thunnus (“tuna”), {{suffix|en||iform}} + -iform Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thunniform (not comparable)
  1. Resembling a tuna. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-thunniform-en-adj-w2KMnEet
  2. Swimming in the manner of a tuna, by undulation of the caudal fin. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-thunniform-en-adj-zzqWOtqa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -iform, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -iform: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: anguilliform [swimming, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], carangiform [swimming, sports, hobbies, lifestyle]
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          "text": "The mackerel is a scombroid fish, like the tuna, and is essentially thunniform.",
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