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English Dictionary: albicore by the DICT Development Group
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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}.]
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