Other Definitions tuna (enc)
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Tuna| Noun | 1. | tuna - tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica | | | 2. | tuna - important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steakstunny, tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters albacore - relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna bonito - flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna | | | 3. | tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm watersfood fish - any fish used for food by human beings scombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga, albacore - large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters tuna fish, tunny, tuna - important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks | | | 4. | tuna - New Zealand eeleel - voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins | |
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