yellowfin tuna

[yel-oh-fin] /ˈyɛl oʊˌfɪn/
noun
1.
an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.
Also called yellowfin.
Origin
1935-40; yellow + fin
Examples from the web for yellowfin tuna
  • Its cousin, yellowfin tuna, has begun to shrink-the first sign of a population crashing due to overfishing.
  • yellowfin tuna may jump out of the holding tanks and are especially prone to do this during feeding.
  • Initial results to determine the feasibility of using lidar to detect yellowfin tuna were inconclusive.
  • Fishermen catching yellowfin tuna by pole and line fishing.
  • The yellowfin tuna, dolphin, and wahoo fishery exploded over the weekend.
British Dictionary definitions for yellowfin tuna

yellowfin tuna

/ˈjɛləʊˌfɪn/
noun
1.
a large marine food fish, Scomber albacares, of tropical and subtropical waters, having yellow dorsal and anal fins: family Scombridae