tuna

IPA: tˈunʌ

Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
The edible flesh of the tuna.
The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
The fruit of the cactus.
Various towns and (historical) former settlements in Sweden.
(Maori mythology) A god, considered the son of Manga-wai-roa and source of eels.

Examples of "tuna" in Sentences

The knife is used to fillet large tuna.
Tuna used to be plentiful in the waters.
A tuna cannery opened in the town in 1949.
The major fishery in the Maldives is the tuna fishery.
The species of tuna is not always mentioned on the can.
The shark was captured and the man escaped with the tuna.
She talked about eating tuna fish and pasta as a newlywed.
The main economic activity around the islets is tuna fishing.
As far as we're aware, all tuna is fish, so we just call it tuna.
The suborder includes the barracuda, tuna, mackerel and swordfish.
The bluefin tuna is just one living creature suffering from BP's oil.
They feed on tuna and mackerel, some of the fastest fish in the Ocean.
Evidence: Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks have fallen below 15% of their historic levels.
Japan should change its stance on bluefin tuna conservation and support a ban on international trade.
Chefs like Baggett put the lie to claims by Japanese sushi-industry lobbyists that eating endangered bluefin tuna is essential to Japanese culture.
In September, the bright green craft with a two-man gondola flew over the San Diego headquarters of Chicken of the Sea - part of Greenpeace's effort to stop what it calls a "tuna terrorist" from using fishing practices that it says cause the "needless deaths of sharks, billfish, turtles and other animals."