bluefin tuna
noun
blue·fin tuna
ˈblü-ˌfin- 
: a very large tuna (Thunnus thynnus) that is an important food and game fish
called also bluefin
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End your first day on a high note with DJ beats, signature cocktails at the Caviar Bar and an order of bluefin tuna crudo, the crab roll and the chocolate mousse topped with caviar.
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Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Because of their rich, buttery flavor, Pacific bluefin tuna were overfished for decades.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
In 2021, bluefin tuna classifications were adjusted due to these improvements.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The priciest New Year’s catch ever sold at the Tokyo market was a bluefin tuna that went for $3.1 million (333.6 million yen) in 2019, shortly after the market moved from its original location in Tsukiji.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Because of their rich, buttery flavor, Pacific bluefin tuna were overfished for decades.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
In 2021, bluefin tuna classifications were adjusted due to these improvements.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
The priciest New Year’s catch ever sold at the Tokyo market was a bluefin tuna that went for $3.1 million (333.6 million yen) in 2019, shortly after the market moved from its original location in Tsukiji.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Bluefin tuna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluefin%20tuna. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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