tuna

Speech parts

1. tuna - Noun

2. Tuna - Proper noun

Meaning

The tunny.

The Opuntia Tuna. See Prickly pear, under Prickly.

The bonito, 2.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tunny tuna fish hardy marlin pompano barracuda bonito gallant manly jock bluefin sardine sailfish great bass

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Antonyms

little female minor weak feminine delicate

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Hypernyms

animal fish eel scombroid food fish prickly pear

Hyponyms

bonito bluefin albacore bluefin tuna horse mackerel long-fin tunny

Phrases with the word

little tuna atlantic tuna tuna sashimi red tuna tuna noodle casserole bullet tuna

Anagrams

aunt Antu tuan

Examples

A Bluefin tuna caught in British Gibraltar territorial waters. Source: Internet

Also unlike most fish, which have white flesh, the muscle tissue of tuna ranges from pink to dark red. Source: Internet

After a drop-off in such seizures for some years, several U.S. tuna boats were again detained and seized in 1980 and 1981. Source: Internet

Association with dolphins Dolphins swim beside several tuna species. Source: Internet

Also, on the menu, we noted many sandwich options, prime rib, boneless pork chop, yellow fin tuna, a reuben, and the lone vegetarian-vegan-friendly, chipotle black bean burger. Source: Internet

As juveniles, they fall victim to a wide variety of oceanic predators, including striped bass, larger bluefish, fluke (summer flounder), weakfish, tuna, sharks, rays, and dolphins. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tun-great Tun-huang tun-moot tuna boat tuna casserole tuna eater