Definition of Thunnus albacares

1. Noun. May reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics.

Exact synonyms: Yellowfin, Yellowfin Tuna
Group relationships: Genus Thunnus, Thunnus
Generic synonyms: Tuna, Tunny

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thunnus Albacares

Thuja orientalis
Thuja plicata
Thujopsis
Thujopsis dolobrata
Thulean
Thumbelina
Thunbergia
Thunbergia alata
Thunder Bay
Thunderbird
Thunderbirds
Thunderer
Thunnus
Thunnus alalunga
Thunnus albacares (current term)
Thunnus thynnus
Thur
Thurber
Thurgau
Thurgovia
Thuringia
Thuringian
Thuringians
Thurs
Thursday
Thursdays
Thurston
Thurston's geometrization conjecture
Thy

Literary usage of Thunnus albacares

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fish Fermentation Technology by Keith H. Steinkraus, P. J. Alan Reilly (1993)
"Laboratory studies have shown that fish varieties such as yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and mackerel tuna (Euthynnus ..."

2. Potluck: Stories That Taste Like Hawaii by Catherine Bridges Tarleton (2001)
"... 'A HI (ah-hee) Thunnus albacares Hawaiian word for various tuna, usually the yellow-fin. If raw fish can be beautiful, think of just-caught ahi, ..."

3. Liberalising Fisheries Markets: Scope and Effects by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, Committee for Fisheries (2003)
"The most important to international trade are skipjack (Euthynnus pelamis/Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin (Thunnus albacares/ ..."

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