/al"beuh kawr', -kohr'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) albacore , ( esp. referring to kinds or species ) albacores .
1. a long-finned tuna, Thunnus alalunga, of warm or temperate seas, the flesh of which is valued for canning.
2. any of various tunalike fishes.
[ 1570-80;
albacora al-bakurah the tuna ]