Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bluefin tuna

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: bluefin -tu-na
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including

Uncountable

noun

Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:

Uncountable

noun

Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:

Uncountable

noun

Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:

Uncountable

noun

Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:

Uncountable

noun

Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […] But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bluefin tunas (plural)

Synonyms

northern bluefin tuna bluefin horse mackerel thunnus thynnus

Questions

What does bluefin tuna mean?: Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including

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