Meaning | Important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks. |
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Synonyms | tuna, tunny |
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Part of | tuna, tunny | Any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus |
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Narrower | albacore | relatively small tuna / tuna with choice white flesh |
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bluefin, bluefin tuna | flesh of very large tuna / tuna |
bonito | flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae |
Broader | saltwater fish | flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
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Spanish | atún, thunnus |
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Catalan | tonyina |
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