tuna: Meaning and Definition of
tu•na
Pronunciation: (t'nu, ty'-), [key] — pl. -na, -nas.
- any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Cf.
- any of various related fishes.
- Also calledthe flesh of the tuna, used as food.
tu•na
Pronunciation: (t'nu, ty'-), [key] — n.
- any of various prickly pears, esp. either of two erect, treelike species, Opuntia tuna or O. ficus-indica, of Mexico, bearing a sweet, edible fruit.
- the fruit of these plants.
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