tuna : Idioms & Phrases
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bluefin tuna
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noun flesh of very large tuna
bluefin.
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noun largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
bluefin; Thunnus thynnus; horse mackerel.
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opuntia tuna
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noun tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
tuna.
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skipjack tuna
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noun oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito
skipjack; Euthynnus pelamis.
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tuna fish
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noun important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
tuna; tunny.
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tuna fish salad
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noun salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish
tuna fish salad.
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tuna oil
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noun an oil obtained from tuna
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tuna salad
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noun salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish
tuna fish salad.
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yellowfin tuna
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noun may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
Thunnus albacares; yellowfin.
