noun
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
• Hypernyms: ↑saltwater fish
• Hyponyms: ↑albacore, ↑bonito, ↑bluefin, ↑bluefin tuna
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nounsee tuna II, 2
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tuna fish,
= tuna1. (Cf. ↑tuna)
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tuna [tuna tunas] [ˈtjuːnə] [ˈtuːnə] noun countable, uncountable (pl. tuna or tunas) (also ˈtuna fish) (BrE also less frequent tunny)
a large sea fish that is used for food
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fishing for tuna
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tuna steaks
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a tin/can of tuna in vegetable oil
See also: ↑tunny
Word Origin:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.