yellowfin tuna

American  

[yel-oh-fin] / ˈjɛl oʊˌfɪn /

noun

1. an important food fish, Thunnus albacares, inhabiting warm seas.

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yellowfin tuna British  

/ ˈjɛləʊˌfɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of yellowfin tuna

First recorded in 1935–40; yellow + fin ¹

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yellowfin tuna

And yellowfin tuna with dashes of avocado and taro chips?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Dock workers unload frozen skipjack and yellowfin tuna from a ship in Bangkok, bound for the Thai Union cannery, one of the world’s largest tuna processors.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024

When Manion opened his first restaurant, Nuevo Latino-inspired Mas, in Chicago in 1999, he menued a very Y2K dish called churrasco atún — aka, grilled yellowfin tuna with green chimichurri and yucca fries.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2023

Last year the commission failed to agree on what to do about concerns raised by the EU on issues like rebuilding yellowfin tuna stocks and new measures to manage drift nets.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2023

“Very good day. I brought some yellowfin tuna home for us. I have school for the next three days so that’ll last us till next time I go out. Have you seen Zheng?”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook