Definition of Albacore
Al´ba`core
n.
1.
(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
.
Related Words
long-fin
tunny
,
Thunnus
alalunga
,
tuna
,
tuna
fish
,
tunny
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