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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zo["o]l.) See {Albicore}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: albacore 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: {long-fin tunny}, {Thunnus alalunga}]
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