albacore

[ al-buh-kawr, -kohr ]

/ ˈæl bəˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) al·ba·core, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) al·ba·cores.

a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.

any of various tunalike fishes.

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Origin of albacore

1570–80; <Portuguese albacora ≪ North African Arabic al-bakūrah the tuna

Words nearby albacore

à la vapeur, ʿAlawite, alb, alba, Albacete, albacore, Alba Iulia, Alba Longa, Albamycin, Alban, Albanese

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How to use albacore in a sentence

This season is also the time of year when migrating stripers and false albacore—albies to fishing diehards—cruise through the area, chasing massive schools of sardines.
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You probably don’t have a job that takes you out to sea, fishing for albacore and dealing with storms.
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We received almost every day presents of fish, chiefly dolphin and albacore, and a few small rock fish.
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One Jap, using a little net, dips up live bait and throws them overboard to the albacore.
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Instantly they jerk hard, and two big white albacore, from fifteen to thirty pounds, come wiggling up on to the stern of the boat.
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They roam the sea with sharp eyes ever alert for that thin white line on the horizon, the feeding albacore.
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As far as swordfish are concerned, it is easy to see what will happen, now that the albacore have become scarce.
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British Dictionary definitions for albacore

albacore

/ (ˈælbəˌkɔː) /

noun

a tunny, Thunnus alalunga, occurring mainly in warm regions of the Atlantic and Pacific. It has very long pectoral fins and is a valued food fishAlso called: long-fin tunny

Word Origin for albacore

C16: from Portuguese albacor, from Arabic al-bakrah, from al the + bakr young camel

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