Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)The tuna or tunny

  2. (uncountable)The flesh of this fish, used as food

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

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Tom opened a can of tuna fish.

    Том відкрив рибну консерву. — deniko

    ruТом открыл банку с тунцом. — sharptoothed

    deTom öffnete eine Thunfischdose. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom made tuna fish sandwiches for Mary and John.

    Том зробив для Мері та Джона бутерброди з тунцем. — deniko

    ruТом сделал бутерброды с тунцом для Мэри и Джона. — sharptoothed

  3. Tom sat down at the counter and ate a tuna fish sandwich.

    deTom setzte sich an die Theke und aß ein Thunfischbrot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

    ruКожа акулы гораздо грубее, чем у тунца. — astru

    deDie Haut eines Hais ist viel rauer als die eines Thunfisches. — Manfredo

  5. Carp, sharks, salmon, cod and tuna are fish.

Forms

plural: tuna fishes
Singulartuna fish
Pluraltuna fishes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks:tunatunny

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