tu·na
tu·na/ˈto͞onə/
noun
a large and active predatory schooling fish of the mackerel family. Found in warm seas, it is extensively fished commercially and is popular as a game fish.
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any of various large vigorous scombroid fishes (as of the genera Euthynnus, Katsuwonus, and especially Thunnus) that are usually dark above and silvery ...
TUNA meaning: 1. a large fish that lives in warm seas: 2. the flesh of this fish eaten as food: 3. a large fish…. Learn more.
A tuna ( pl. : tunas or tuna) is a saltwater fish that belongs to the tribe Thunnini, a subgrouping of the Scombridae (mackerel) family.
Amount Per 0.5 fillet (154 g) | |
Calories 203 | |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 2 g | 3% |
Saturated fat 0.6 g | 3% |
Cholesterol 92 mg | 30% |
Sodium 72 mg | 3% |
Potassium 804 mg | 22% |
Total Carbohydrate 0 g | 0% |
Dietary fiber 0 g | 0% |
Protein 43 g | 86% |
Vitamin C | 2% |
Calcium | 5% |
Iron | 13% |
Vitamin B6 | 75% |
Cobalamin | 56% |
Magnesium | 17% |
Bigeye tuna. Thunnus obesus (Lowe. 1839). Warm waters of the Indian. Pacific. and Atlantic oceans. Northern bluefin tuna. Thunnus thynnus (Llnnaeus.
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noun · any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin ...
variable noun. Tuna or tuna fish are large fish that live in warm seas and are caught for food.
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3 days ago · Tuna, any of seven species of oceanic fishes, some very large, that constitute the genus Thunnus and are of great commercial value as food.
A tuna is a large saltwater fish. The weight of a tuna varies enormously, from four pounds to more than 1500 pounds!
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Tuna is a false friend, and does not mean a kind of fish in Spanish. The Spanish word for that English meaning of tuna is atún.
TUNA meaning: 1 : a large fish that lives in the ocean and is eaten as food; 2 : the meat of a tuna that is eaten as food often used before another noun.
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