bluefin tuna
noun
blue·fin tuna
ˈblü-ˌfin- 
: a very large tuna (Thunnus thynnus) that is an important food and game fish
called also bluefin
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Nakama will serve sustainably sourced bluefin tuna from Baja, Mexico.
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Share the spicy tuna chips, bluefin tuna pizza or the daily sushi selection.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Diners can order up to 12 pieces of nigiri and temaki during their one-hour time slot (think torched salmon with Kewpie and bluefin tuna brushed with kabayaki sauce.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
For The Union-Tribune Human activities like coal burning and gold mining can cause mercury pollution in the air, which eventually settles into water, where it is absorbed into the food chain and results in the risk of mercury poisoning in apex predators like bluefin tuna — and people who eat tuna.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Share the spicy tuna chips, bluefin tuna pizza or the daily sushi selection.
—Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Diners can order up to 12 pieces of nigiri and temaki during their one-hour time slot (think torched salmon with Kewpie and bluefin tuna brushed with kabayaki sauce.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
For The Union-Tribune Human activities like coal burning and gold mining can cause mercury pollution in the air, which eventually settles into water, where it is absorbed into the food chain and results in the risk of mercury poisoning in apex predators like bluefin tuna — and people who eat tuna.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bluefin tuna
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“Bluefin tuna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluefin%20tuna. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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