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Definition of Thunnus albacares
1. Noun. May reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics.
Group relationships: Genus Thunnus, Thunnus
Generic synonyms: Tuna, Tunny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thunnus Albacares
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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