单词 | tuna |
释义 | Word Frequency tuna 1(ˈtjuːnə) nounWord forms: plural -na or -nas 1. Also called: tunny any of various large marine spiny-finned fishes of the genus Thunnus, esp T. thynnus, chiefly of warm waters: family Scombridae. They have a spindle-shaped body and widely forked tail, and are important food fishes 2. any of various similar and related fishes Word origin C20: from American Spanish, from Spanish atún, from Arabic tūn, from Latin thunnus tunny, from GreekWord Frequency tuna 2(ˈtjuːnə) noun 1. any of various tropical American prickly pear cacti, esp Opuntia tuna, that are cultivated for their sweet edible fruits 2. the fruit of any of these cacti Word origin C16: via Spanish from Taino |
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