English noun: albacore | |||
1. | albacore (food) relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tuna, tuna fish, tunny | ||
Part meronym | albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga | ||
2. | albacore (animal) large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters | ||
Synonyms | long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tuna, tunny | ||
Part holonym | albacore | ||