- yellowfin tuna
- noun Date: 1922 a nearly cosmopolitan tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellowish fins — called also yellowfin
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yellowfin tuna
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yellowfin tuna — Tuna Tu na, n. [Cf. {Tunny}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the mackerel family {Scombridae}, especially the {bluefin tuna} ({Thunnus thynnus}, formerly {Orcynus thynnus} or {Albacora thynnus}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellowfin (tuna) — [yel′ōfin΄] n. a tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellow fins and a yellow stripe on each side, important as a game and food fish and found worldwide in warm seas * * * … Universalium
yellowfin (tuna) — [yel′ōfin΄] n. a tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellow fins and a yellow stripe on each side, important as a game and food fish and found worldwide in warm seas … English World dictionary
yellowfin (tuna) — [yel′ōfin΄] n. a tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellow fins and a yellow stripe on each side, important as a game and food fish and found worldwide in warm seas … English World dictionary
Yellowfin tuna — Taxobox name = Yellowfin tuna status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Scombridae genus = Thunnus species = T. albacares range range map … Wikipedia
yellowfin tuna — /ˌjɛloʊfɪn ˈtjunə/ (say .yelohfin tyoohnuh) noun (plural yellowfin tuna or yellowfin tunas) an important Pacific food fish, Neothunnus macropterus. Usage: For variation in the plural inflection, see note at fish1 …
yellowfin tuna — noun may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics • Syn: ↑yellowfin, ↑Thunnus albacares • Hypernyms: ↑tuna, ↑tunny • Member Holonyms: ↑Thunnus, ↑genus Thunnus … Useful english dictionary
yellowfin tuna — /yel oh fin / an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas. Also called yellowfin. [1935 40; YELLOW + FIN] * * * … Universalium
yellowfin tuna — yel′low•fin tu′na [[t]ˈyɛl oʊˌfɪn[/t]] n. ich an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas. Also called yellowfin • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
yellowfin tuna — noun a) An edible species of tuna, Thunnus albacares, found in tropical seas; the ahi. b) An individual member of that species … Wiktionary
