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nounPlural tunas ˈtjuːnəˈt(j)unə 1A large and active predatory schooling fish of warm seas, extensively fished commercially and popular as a game fish. Thunnus and other genera, family Scombridae: several species, including the albacore, bigeye, bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin See also tunny Example sentencesExamples - Tom Fitzgerald said fish landings were down on the previous year because of the ban on tuna drift net fishing and severe restrictions on quotas of other species.
- As a rule, I avoid lumps of grilled tuna: it's fish for people who don't like eating fish, or just don't like eating.
- Open-ocean travelers-such as whales, tuna and sharks visit the underwater mountains on their migratory routes.
- The cable is clipped to a yellow harness buckled around the girth of the tuna.
- In the tuna canning factories close to Mari Tere's shop some 60 women clad in white robes, work manually cleaning and putting anchovies and tuna in glass containers and tins.
- You can grill these burgers to desired doneness, but if you like your ahi burgers rare, make sure that the tuna you've purchased is sushi grade.
- Mix vegetables and water-packed tuna with fat-free mayonnaise or, for a different taste, mix with a fat-free salad dressing.
- When the oil is hot, sear the tuna for 15-25 seconds on each side.
- Dredge the tuna in flour, patting off any excess.
- What do cheese, chicken, tuna and oysters have in common?
- The riskiest fish are large and predatory such as tuna, marlin and swordfish.
- The tuna tartare and caviar tasted as fine as I remembered, and so did the uni risotto.
- To manipulate the sharks' movement, the film-makers would throw chunks of bloody tuna into the water, which would get the sharks worked up.
- Thousands of dolphins are killed every year by Pacific tuna fishing fleets.
- The tuna I bought, for example, was two for a dollar.
- Packets of rice, pasta, couscous, lentils and bulgar wheat are all larder essentials, as are tins of tomatoes, tuna and anchovies.
- The aim is to reduce the incidental catch of gamefish like marlin while allowing stocks of swordfish, oceanic sharks and tuna to replenish themselves.
- I was mesmerised by the interplay of the tuna and sharks, fusiliers and jacks.
- New studies still find fault with tuna fishing practices
- The industry is stepping up the sardine catch to feed farm-raised tuna.
- 1.1mass noun The flesh of the tuna as food.
Example sentencesExamples - We sometimes eat black beans and tuna fish from the can for dinner.
- I'm back from the market where I've bought tuna fish, red snapper and some walnut halves - all good stuff.
- Stein's first course of raw tuna fish starter marinated with passion fruit and green chilli goes perfectly with the Tower Chardonnay he's bought.
- In the morning he bought milk and bread, margarine, three tins of tuna fish and four newspapers.
- The weakening of the currency has encouraged the country's non-oil exports such as tuna fish, fresh fish, and vegetables.
Origin Late 19th century: from American Spanish, from Spanish atún 'tunny'. Rhymes crooner, harpooner, lacuna, lacunar, lampooner, Luna, lunar, mizuna, Oona, oppugner, Poona, pruner, puna, schooner, spooner, Tristan da Cunha, tuner, Una, vicuña, yokozuna nounPlural tunas ˈtjuːnəˈt(j)unə North American 1The edible fruit of a prickly pear cactus. 2A prickly pear cactus, widely cultivated in Mexico for its edible fruit. Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae: many species, in particular O. tuna of Central America and the Caribbean
Origin Mid 16th century: via Spanish from Taino. nounˈt(y)o͞onəˈt(j)unə 1A large and active predatory schooling fish of the mackerel family. Found in warm seas, it is extensively fished commercially and is popular as a game fish. Thunnus and other genera, family Scombridae: several species, including the albacore, bigeye, bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin Example sentencesExamples - What do cheese, chicken, tuna and oysters have in common?
- Dredge the tuna in flour, patting off any excess.
- The aim is to reduce the incidental catch of gamefish like marlin while allowing stocks of swordfish, oceanic sharks and tuna to replenish themselves.
- Open-ocean travelers-such as whales, tuna and sharks visit the underwater mountains on their migratory routes.
- Packets of rice, pasta, couscous, lentils and bulgar wheat are all larder essentials, as are tins of tomatoes, tuna and anchovies.
- In the tuna canning factories close to Mari Tere's shop some 60 women clad in white robes, work manually cleaning and putting anchovies and tuna in glass containers and tins.
- Mix vegetables and water-packed tuna with fat-free mayonnaise or, for a different taste, mix with a fat-free salad dressing.
- The cable is clipped to a yellow harness buckled around the girth of the tuna.
- When the oil is hot, sear the tuna for 15-25 seconds on each side.
- Tom Fitzgerald said fish landings were down on the previous year because of the ban on tuna drift net fishing and severe restrictions on quotas of other species.
- Thousands of dolphins are killed every year by Pacific tuna fishing fleets.
- The industry is stepping up the sardine catch to feed farm-raised tuna.
- You can grill these burgers to desired doneness, but if you like your ahi burgers rare, make sure that the tuna you've purchased is sushi grade.
- New studies still find fault with tuna fishing practices
- The riskiest fish are large and predatory such as tuna, marlin and swordfish.
- The tuna tartare and caviar tasted as fine as I remembered, and so did the uni risotto.
- The tuna I bought, for example, was two for a dollar.
- I was mesmerised by the interplay of the tuna and sharks, fusiliers and jacks.
- As a rule, I avoid lumps of grilled tuna: it's fish for people who don't like eating fish, or just don't like eating.
- To manipulate the sharks' movement, the film-makers would throw chunks of bloody tuna into the water, which would get the sharks worked up.
- 1.1 The flesh of the tuna as food.
Example sentencesExamples - The weakening of the currency has encouraged the country's non-oil exports such as tuna fish, fresh fish, and vegetables.
- I'm back from the market where I've bought tuna fish, red snapper and some walnut halves - all good stuff.
- In the morning he bought milk and bread, margarine, three tins of tuna fish and four newspapers.
- We sometimes eat black beans and tuna fish from the can for dinner.
- Stein's first course of raw tuna fish starter marinated with passion fruit and green chilli goes perfectly with the Tower Chardonnay he's bought.
Origin Late 19th century: from American Spanish, from Spanish atún ‘tunny’. nounˈt(y)o͞onəˈt(j)unə North American 1The edible fruit of a prickly pear cactus. 2A cactus that produces tuna, widely cultivated in Mexico. Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae: many species, in particular O. tuna of Central America and the Caribbean
Origin Mid 16th century: via Spanish from Taino. |