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.
- micropaedia
- microparticle
- micro party
- micropayment
- micropegmatite
- micropegmatitic
- microperthite
- microperthitic
- microphage
- microphagic
- microphagous
- microphone
- microphone boom
- microphoned
- microphoneme
- microphonic
- microphoning
- Tampere
- tamperer
- tamper-evident
- tamper-proof
- tamper-resistant
- Tampico
- tampion
- tampon