albacore

al·ba·core

A0177400 (ăl′bə-kôr′)n. pl. albacore or al·ba·cores A large tuna (Thunnus alalunga) of tropical to temperate seas that is commercially important as a source of canned fish.

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[Portuguese albacor, from Arabic al-bakūra : al-, the + bakūra, albacore; see bkr in Semitic roots.]

albacore

(ˈælbəˌkɔː) n (Animals) a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fish. Also called: long-fin tunny [C16: from Portuguese albacor, from Arabic al-bakrah, from al the + bakr young camel]

al•ba•core

(ˈæl bəˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr)

n., pl. -cores, (esp. collectively) -core. a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga. [1570–80; < Portuguese albacora « North African Arabic al-bakūrah the tuna]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	albacore - relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tunalong-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga, albacore - large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waterstuna fish, tunny, tuna - important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
	2.	albacore - large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waterslong-fin tunny, Thunnus alalungatunny, tuna - any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm watersalbacore - relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna