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☆ tuna (to̵̅o̅′nə, tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun pl. tuna tu′na or tunas tu′·nas

  1. any of various, usually large, marine, scombroid, food and game fishes (esp. genus Thunnus), including the albacore
  2. the flesh of various tunas or tunalike fishes, often canned as food
    also called tuna fish

Etymology: AmSp < Sp atún < Ar tūn < L thunnus: see tunny

tuna2 definition

tuna (to̵̅o̅′nə, tyo̵̅o̅′-)

noun

  1. any of various prickly pears (esp. Opuntia tuna), cultivated for their edible fruits
  2. the fruit

Etymology: Sp < Taino

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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