bluefin tuna
Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, includingAny member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including
» Why is bluefin tuna so expensive?
Почему голубой тунец такой дорогой?
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable, usually)Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including
Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:
(uncountable, usually)Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also
Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also in the Mediterranean Sea.
(uncountable, usually)In the Mediterranean Sea.
Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:
(uncountable, usually)Longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol), found in tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.
(uncountable, usually)Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), found widely in the northern Pacific Ocean and locally in the south.
(uncountable, usually)Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) of waters of the southern hemisphere.
- largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
- flesh of very large tuna
Examples
4 sentencesWhy is bluefin tuna so expensive?
ruПочему голубой тунец такой дорогой? — marafon
Bluefin tuna can live up to 40 years.
deBlauflossenthunfische können bis zu vierzig Jahre alt werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Bluefin tuna is always hardest to get.
Bluefin tuna always tastes best.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: bluefin tunas| Singular | bluefin tuna |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics:bluefinhorse mackerelThunnus thynnus
- flesh of very large tuna:bluefin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable