tuna : Idioms & Phrases


bluefin tuna

  • noun flesh of very large tuna
    bluefin.
  • 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

  • noun tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
    tuna.
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skipjack tuna

  • 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

  • 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

  • noun salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish
    tuna fish salad.
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tuna oil

  • noun an oil obtained from tuna
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tuna salad

  • noun salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish
    tuna fish salad.
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yellowfin tuna

  • noun may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics
    Thunnus albacares; yellowfin.
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