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Meaning of bluefin tuna | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including
    uncountable, usually
  2. Any member of genus Thunnus of tuna, having blue fins, including:
    uncountable, usually
  3. Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also
    uncountable, usually
  4. Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), found in both the western and eastern Atlantic Ocean, and also in the Mediterranean Sea.
    uncountable, usually
  5. in the Mediterranean Sea.
    uncountable, usually
  6. longtail tuna (Thunnus tonggol), found in tropical Indo-West Pacific waters.
    uncountable, usually
  7. Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis), found widely in the northern Pacific Ocean and locally in the south.
    uncountable, usually
  8. southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) of waters of the southern hemisphere.
    uncountable, usually

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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