Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zool.)
A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family
({Scombridae}), esp. {Thunnus alalunga} (formerly {Orcynus
alalonga}); it is a type of tuna or tunny. The name has been
also applied to a larger related species, {Thunnus thynnus}
(formerly {Orcynus thynnus}), common in the Mediterranean and
Atlantic, which is called in New England the {horse
mackerel}. [formerly spelled {albicore}.]
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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.] (Zool.)
same as {albacore}.
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