yellowfin tuna

noun

yel·​low·​fin tuna ˈye-lō-ˌfin- 

ˈye-lə-

: a nearly cosmopolitan tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellowish fins

called also yellowfin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

De Leon is bringing a new menu to the Mediterranean wine bar and restaurant with dishes like duck rillettes, bacalao fritters, and yellowfin tuna crudo. —Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2022

Because of the patchy availability of food in the open ocean, predatory species like this yellowfin tuna have to travel vast distances to survive. —Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010

The menu will highlight some of the restaurant’s most iconic dishes, such as thinly pounded yellowfin tuna, and wine director Aldo Sohm will be curating an optional wine pairing, for those who wish to imbibe. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2022

Enjoy American land and sea favorites like yellowfin tuna or Ohio Farm long bone pork chop at the casual restaurant. —Allison Jack, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2022

Between 1997 and 2017, yellowfin tuna landings increased from 41.1 tons to 196.8 tons per year. —Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2022

Radar showed there were yellowfin tuna just beneath them. —Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022

Shifting from environmentally catastrophic yellowfin tuna to more virtuous sardines to downright angelic seaweed feels like the logical next step. —Zoe Dubno, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2022

This year, fishermen have been catching yellowfin tuna 25 miles offshore — that’s about 75 miles closer than in previous years. —Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above