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}.] |