ALBACORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does albacore mean? 

• ALBACORE (noun)
  The noun ALBACORE has 2 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: ALBACORE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALBACORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("albacore" is a kind of...):

tuna; tuna fish; tunny (important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks)

Holonyms ("albacore" is a part of...):

albacore; long-fin tunny; Thunnus alalunga (large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

albacore; long-fin tunny; Thunnus alalunga

Hypernyms ("albacore" is a kind of...):

tuna; tunny (any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters)

Meronyms (parts of "albacore"):

albacore (relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna)