Found 2 items, similar to albacore.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: albacore albacore n 1: relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna 2: large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters [syn: long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Albacore Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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]