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albacore
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun albacore has 2 senses
- albacore(n = noun.food) Array - relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna; Array is a part of albacore, long-fin tunny, thunnus alalunga
- albacore(n = noun.animal) long-fin tunny, thunnus alalunga - large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters; Array is a kind of tuna, tunny
is a kind of tuna, tuna fish, tunny
has parts: albacore
CIDE DICTIONARY
albacore, n.
A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family (Scombridae ), esp. Thunnus alalunga (formerly Orcynus alalonga ); it is a type of tuna or tunny . The name has been also applied to a larger related species, Thunnus thynnus (formerly Orcynus thynnus ), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic , which is called in New England the horse mackerel . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
albacore, n.
1 a long-finned tunny, Thunnus alalunga. Also called GERMON.
2 any of various other related fish.
1 a long-finned tunny, Thunnus alalunga. Also called GERMON.
2 any of various other related fish.
Etymology
Port. albacor, -cora, f. Arab. al the + bakr young camel or bakur premature, precocious
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