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Worldwide in tropics
Answer for the clue "Worldwide in tropics ", 9 letters:
yellowfin
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Word definitions for yellowfin in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Yellowfin \Yel"low*fin`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large squeteague.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of various fish with yellow fins. 2 # (context countable English) (taxlink Thunnus albacares species noshow=1), a yellowfin tuna, an individual member of that species. 3 # (vern yellowfin bream pedia=1), a fish in the Sparidae family 4 # (vern ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics [syn: yellowfin tuna , Thunnus albacares ]
Usage examples of yellowfin.
She pushes away her half-eaten yellowfin tuna and folds her hands on top of the checkered tablecloth.
Herzer saw one yellowfin tuna that was bigger than Bast slam into Pete as he neared the mackerel but Pete was merely buffeted for a moment and kept on heading in.
It quickly filled with mackerel, and in this case several very irate, very large, yellowfin tuna.
Around and above, schools of yellowfin and waving strands of kelp swept past the slowly swimming behemoth.
She let her eyelids drift partway down as the dragon flew through the water, snatching yellowfin and angelwhites down its long gullet.
THE short circuit happened last night, some time between midnight and three, when the yellowfin in the bay turn the water the color of butter.
Blue crab, rock shrimp, shark, yellowfin tuna, hard clam, spiny lobster, stone crab, cannonball jellyfish, American alligator, you name it, and in large amounts, too.
The offer of fresh yellowfin tempted her into spending time alone with Ty as much as the thought of getting to know him better.
From the way she attacked the yellowfin, he figured she was bound and determined to polish off every bite.
Now, only a decade later, cod, haddock, and flounder were off the critical list, shrimp and halibut were once more plentiful, and schools of yellowfin and skipjack tuna were being spotted off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
A school of annoying yellowfins hovered there, as if they were thinking about going inside to nibble on something tasty.
Saigo said nothing at the restaurant, picking disinterestedly at his yellowfin sashimi and daikon salad for the longest time.
Ahi, the big yellowfin tuna, is not a real crowd-pleaser on the pier.