germon
/ˈdʒəːmən/Now rare
noun
A tuna; especially the albacore, Thunnus alalunga.
Origin
Late 17th century. From French germon, of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Anglo-Norman gernon tench, or perhaps related to French (regional) germon, gernon shoot of a plant, although if so the semantic connection is unclear.
- nonliving
- non-load-bearing
- non-local
- non-locality
- non-logical
- non-logically
- non-low
- non-magnetic
- non-magnetizable
- non-malignant
- non-mammalian
- non-mandatory
- non-manual
- non-Maori
- non-market
- non-Marxist
- non-material
- non-materialistic
- non-materiality
- non-mathematical
- non-mathematician
- non-mechanised
- non-mechanized
- non-medical
- non-medicinal