tuna
noun
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
tunas
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pluralof tuna.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During the Covid-19 pandemic the new year tunas commanded only a fraction of their usual top prices as restaurants scaled back operations.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
"Bigscale pomfret are so different from the tunas and swordfish we usually catch that we are fascinated by them whenever they show up in our gear," Mears said.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2025
One entry, from people who said they drove for three hours, says "I like the tunas" - in a nod to Doris.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
There will be bills within bills within bills in the final product; tunas within tunas within tunas.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2021
During this time other women were gathering the scarlet apples that grow on the cactus bushes and are called tunas.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
