tuna
IPA: tˈunʌ
noun
- 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.
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Examples of "tuna" in Sentences
- As far as we're aware, all tuna is fish, so we just call it tuna.
- The bluefin tuna is just one living creature suffering from BP's oil.
- 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."
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