ALBICORES

Noun

albicores

plural of albicore

Anagrams

• cabrioles, carbolise

Source: Wiktionary


ALBICORE

Al"bi*core, n. Etym: [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.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, esp. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in New England the horse mackerel; the tunny. [Written also albacore.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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