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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
2: large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -core or -cores) Etymology: Portuguese albacor, from Arabic al-bak?ra the albacore Date: 1579 a large pelagic tuna (Thunnus alalunga) with long pectoral fins that is a source of canned tuna; broadly any of various tunas (as a bonito)

Britannica Concise

Large oceanic tuna (Thunnus alalunga) that is noted for its fine flesh. The streamlined bodies of these voracious predators are adapted to fast and continuous swimming. They occur in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and migrate long distances. The bluefin tuna is also sometimes called albacore.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Albacore Al"ba*core, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Albicore.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Albicore Al"bi*core, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg. albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro a little pig.] (Zo["o]l.) A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n.; (also albicore) Bonito, horse mackerel, (Thynnus pelamys).