tuna fish

1. 1.

   important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

   Synonymstunatunny

   Broadersaltwater fish

   Narroweralbacorebonitobluefin

   Part oftuna

Questions about tuna fish

What does tuna fish mean?

tuna fish means "important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks".

What is another word for tuna fish?

Close synonyms include tuna, tunny. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tuna fish a common word?

tuna fish is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.