What does "albacore" mean?

A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.

What is a synonym for "albacore"?

Common synonyms include: albacore tuna, fish, long fin tunny, long-fin tunny, thunnus alalunga.

//ˈæl.bə.koɹ// noun

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Noun

1
A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
"But most of all, they were jealous because these strangers feasted daily on great turtle, albacore and sail-fish, the sweetest of all seafoods."
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 wordnet
3
relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna wordnet

"But most of all, they were jealous because these strangers feasted daily on great turtle, albacore and sail-fish, the sweetest of all seafoods."

From Portuguese albacor, from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

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