tuna
tuna1
(复同单，或tunas)
tuna2
noun
(N. Amer.)(北美)
(复同单，或tunas)
- a large and active predatory schooling fish of warm seas, extensively fished commercially and popular as a game fish
金枪鱼。 参见tunny - Thunnus and other genera, family Scombridae: several species, including the albacore, bigeye, bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin
金枪鱼属及其他属，鲭科：数种，包括长鳍金枪鱼、大眼金枪鱼、金枪鱼、鲔及黄鳍金枪鱼
- late 19th cent.: from American Spanish, from Spanish atún 'tunny'
tuna2
noun
(N. Amer.)(北美)
- the edible fruit of a prickly pear cactus
（可食用的）金武仙人掌果实 - a cactus that produces such fruit, widely cultivated in Mexico
金武仙人掌 - Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae: many species, in particular O. tuna of Central America and the Caribbean
仙人掌属，仙人掌科：多种，尤指中美洲和加勒比海的金武仙人掌
- mid 16th cent.: via Spanish from Taino
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