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BLUEFINS Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word bluefins. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word bluefins. (close relations)
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albacore
nounn
noun

• relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna

• large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters

bonito
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna

• fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna

• any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas

mackerel
nounn
noun

• flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish

• any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

marlin
nounn
noun

• large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes

sardine
nounn
noun

• small fatty fish usually canned

• any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned

• a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony

• small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

skipjack
nounn
noun

• oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito

• medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna

• able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

swordfish
verb, nounv, n
noun

• flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks

• large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night

tuna
nounn
noun

• tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica

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

• any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

• New Zealand eel

tunny
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

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

• any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

bluefin tuna
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• flesh of very large tuna

• largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics

horse mackerel
nounn
noun

• largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics

• large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe

• a California food fish

thunnus thynnus
nounn
noun

• largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics

Best Hypernyms For BLUEFINS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bluefins, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
tuna tunny fish
Phrases (1)
tuna fish
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