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ˈbluˌfɪnbluefin tuna

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bluefin, bluefin tunanoun

    flesh of very large tuna

  2. bluefin, bluefin tuna, horse mackerel, Thunnus thynnusnoun

    largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics

Wiktionary

  1. bluefin tunanoun

    Any of three related species of tunafish, the northern bluefin tuna, southern bluefin tuna, and Pacific bluefin tuna.

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  1. bluefin tuna

    Bluefin tuna is a species of fish that belongs to the mackerel family and is one of the largest and most expensive types of tuna. It is distinguished by its metallic blue topside and the silver-white color on its lower side. Bluefin tuna are saltwater fish known for their high speed, endurance, and warm-blooded nature. They are found in great numbers in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Southern oceans. They are widely used in professional sushi and sashimi dishes due to the rich flavor of their meat, leading to increased demand and overfishing.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bluefin tuna in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bluefin tuna in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of bluefin tuna in a Sentence

  1. John Hourston:

    It may be that we have Bluefin tuna fish here to stay.

  2. Captain Dave Carraro of FV-Tuna:

    Most people that are in the middle of the country just away from the ocean, never knew that Bluefin Tuna of this size and magnitude existed, so for them they are just totally fascinated by the sheer size and power of the fish in addition to the money.

  3. Captain Dave Bender:

    We were trolling, about 70 miles from Manasquan Inlet, for Bluefin tuna, and we hooked a very nice fish, we did n’t see Captain Dave Bender, but we could n’t gain much on Captain Dave Bender.

  4. Michael Cimarusti:

    When I was Michael Cimarusti, at Water Grill and Spago, I was in the process of becoming increasingly aware of these things, but now, I mean you have to be sleeping under a rock not to know that when some food blogger in Tokyo posts photos and writes about the delights of eating Pacific bluefin tuna -- which is down to 4 % of its historic biomass -- that person is not doing the world any favors.


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