Albicore

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
     [1913 Webster]