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bluefin

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: bluefin tuna, horse mackerel, Thunnus thynnus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tuna, tunny

3

noun

Meaning 3

flesh of very large tuna

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bluefin tuna

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tuna, tuna fish, tunny

History

Etymology

From blue + fin.

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