tuna English
Etymology 1
From American Spanish alteration of the (etyl) , "I rush, dart along"). (en)
Noun
(en-noun)
Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
The edible flesh of the tuna.
Synonyms
* tuna fish, tunny
See also
* (wikipedia)
* (Thunnus)
Noun
( en noun)
The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia .
The fruit of the cactus.
See also
* (l)
* (projectlink)
* (Opuntia)
Anagrams
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trout English
Noun
( wikipedia trout)
( en-noun)
Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
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, passage=Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout -streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet:
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Michael Arlen), title=“Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, chapter=3/19/2 citation
, passage=“This morning,” he said, “We will fish, Turner. We will cast for trout so that we may catch grayling.”}}
An elderly woman of dubious sensibilities.
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Derived terms
* brown trout
* rainbow trout
* salmon trout
* Sevan trout
Verb
( en verb)
To (figuratively) slap someone with a slimy, stinky, wet trout ; to admonish jocularly.
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