noun · rare

bluefin

bluefin · bluefins

Bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue finsBluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.

» Why is bluefin tuna so expensive?

Почему голубой тунец такой дорогой?

Meaning

1 senses

Bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.

More definitions

largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
flesh of very large tuna

Examples

4 sentences

Why is bluefin tuna so expensive?
ruПочему голубой тунец такой дорогой?
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Bluefin tuna can live up to 40 years.
deBlauflossenthunfische können bis zu vierzig Jahre alt werden.
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Bluefin tuna is always hardest to get.
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Bluefin tuna always tastes best.
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Origin

From blue + fin.

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Forms

plural: bluefins

Singular	bluefin
Plural	bluefins

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Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics:bluefin tuna horse mackerel Thunnus thynnus
flesh of very large tuna:bluefin tuna