Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of three very large, commercially important tunas of subtropical and temperate waters, northern bluefish tuna (Thunnus thynnus), southern bluefish tuna (T. maccoyii), and Pacific bluefish tuna (T. orientalis).
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- noun Any of three related species of
tunafish , the northern bluefin tuna, southern bluefin tuna, and Pacific bluefin tuna.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
- noun flesh of very large tuna
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So this is what's happening, and it's happening to sensitive species like the bluefin tuna.
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Britain, France, the United States have all called for a ban on this -- the trade in bluefin tuna.
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Or responsible countries that maintain and invest in the bluefin tuna population should be exempt from international regulations like this.
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Char may be a hard sell to lovers of bluefin tuna.
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