yellowfin (tuna)

yellowfin (tuna)
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

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  • 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

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  • 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 — noun Date: 1922 a nearly cosmopolitan tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellowish fins called also yellowfin …   New Collegiate 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

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