(复同单, 或tunas)
1- 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.
1.1
- 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。
词源
late 19th cent.: from American Spanish, from Spanish atún 'tunny'.
N. Amer. <北美>
1
- the edible fruit of a prickly pear cactus（可食用的）金武扇仙人掌果实。
2
- a cactus that produces such fruit, widely cultivated in Mexico金武仙人掌。
2.1
- 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扇仙人掌。
词源
mid 16th cent.: via Spanish from Taino.