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1. (n.) tuna
any of several large marine food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, including the albacore, bluefin tuna, and yellowfin tuna.
2. tuna
any of various related fishes.
3. tuna
Also called tuna fish. the flesh of the tuna, used as food.
4. (n.) tuna
any of various prickly pears, esp. either of two erect, treelike species, Opuntia tuna or O. ficus-indica, of Mexico, bearing a sweet, edible fruit.
5. tuna
the fruit of these plants.
Etymology: (1545–55; < Sp < Taino)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tuna, Opuntia tuna
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
2. (noun) tuna, tuna fish, tunny
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
3. (noun) tuna, tunny
any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
4. (noun) tuna, Anguilla sucklandii
New Zealand eel
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1. (noun) tuna
a large ocean fish, or its meat
a tuna sandwich
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Tuna
the Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly
2. (noun) Tuna
the tunny
3. (noun) Tuna
the bonito, 2
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Tuna
Common name for various species of large, vigorous ocean fishes in the family Scombridae.
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