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Definition of tuna
tuna
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1 : any of numerous large vigorous scombroid food and sport fishes (such as an albacore or a bluefin tuna)
2 : the flesh of a tuna especially when canned for use as food —called also tuna fish
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Origin and Etymology of tuna
American Spanish, alteration of Spanish atún, modification of Arabic tūn, from Latin thunnus, from Greek thynnos
Definition of tuna
1 : any of various flat-jointed prickly pears (genus Opuntia); especially : one (O. tuna) of tropical America
2 : the edible fruit of a tuna
Origin and Etymology of tuna
Spanish, from Taino
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tuna
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: a large sea fish caught for food and sport
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