albacore : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: albacore	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for albacore
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
albacore n relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters Synonym(s): albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zo[94]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[94]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}.]