Phrase guide

yellowfin tuna

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An edible species of tuna, Thunnus albacares, found especially in tropical seas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2009, Kurt M. Schaefer, Daniel W. Fuller, Barbara A. Block, Vertical Movements and Habitat Utilization of Skipjack (Katsuwonis pelamis), Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares), and Bigeye (Thunnus obesus) Tunas in the Equatorial Eastern Pacific Ocean, Ascertained through Archival Tag Data, During the daytime, skipjack and yellowfin tunas occasionally exhibited repetitive bounce-dive foraging behavior well below the thermocline to depths of the deep scattering layer, between 225 and 400 m.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yellowfin, Thunnus albacares

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tuna, tunny

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: geelvintuna — edible species of tuna
  • Central Bikol: bangkulis — edible species of tuna
  • Bulgarian: албакор (albakor) — edible species of tuna
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃鰭鮪 /黄鳍鲔 (huángqíwěi) — edible species of tuna
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃鰭金槍魚 /黄鳍金枪鱼 (huáng qíjīnqiāngyú) — edible species of tuna
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃鰭鮪魚 /黄鳍鲔鱼 (huángqíwěiyú) — edible species of tuna
  • Czech: tuňák žlutoploutvý — edible species of tuna
  • Dhivehi: ރީނދޫ އުރަހަ ކަންނެލި (rīndū uraha kan̊neli) — edible species of tuna
  • Finnish: keltaevätonnikala — edible species of tuna
  • French: thon jaune — edible species of tuna
  • Galician: atún amarelo — edible species of tuna
  • Hawaiian: ʻahi — edible species of tuna
  • Hungarian: sárgaúszójú tonhal — edible species of tuna
  • Indonesian: madidihang — edible species of tuna
  • Japanese: 黄肌 (kihada) — edible species of tuna
  • Japanese: 黄肌鮪 (kihada maguro) — edible species of tuna
  • Javanese: madidihang — edible species of tuna
  • Kabuverdianu: albakóra — edible species of tuna
  • Korean: 황다랑어 (hwangdarang'eo) — edible species of tuna
  • Pohnpeian: karangahp — edible species of tuna
  • Pohnpeian: weliwel — edible species of tuna
  • Puluwat: hángiŕ — edible species of tuna
  • Russian: желтопёрый туне́ц (želtopjóryj tunéc) — edible species of tuna
  • Russian: желтохво́стый туне́ц (želtoxvóstyj tunéc) — edible species of tuna
  • Spanish: atún de aleta amarilla — edible species of tuna
  • Tagalog: tambakol — edible species of tuna
  • Turkish: sarı yüzgeçli orkinos — edible species of tuna
  • Turkish: sarıkanat — edible species of tuna