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tuna fish

DEFINITIONS OF: tuna fish

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n important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

Synonyms:
tuna, tunny
Types:
albacore
relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
bonito
flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
bluefin, bluefin tuna
flesh of very large tuna
Type of:
saltwater fish
flesh of fish from the sea used as food
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