yellowfin tuna

yel·low·fin tuna

Y0014360 (yĕl′ō-fĭn′)n. A commercially important tuna (Thunnus albacares) with yellow fins, found in tropical and subtropical seas.

yellowfin tuna

(ˈjɛləʊˌfɪn) n (Animals) a large marine food fish, Scomber albacares, of tropical and subtropical waters, having yellow dorsal and anal fins: family Scombridae

yel′low•fin tu′na

(ˈyɛl oʊˌfɪn)
n. an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas. Also called yellowfin. [1935–40]

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yellowfin tuna - may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropicsThunnus albacares, yellowfingenus Thunnus, Thunnus - tunas: warm-blooded fishestunny, tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters