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albacore

US/ˈæl.bə.koɹ/

albacore noun: a longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.

albacore: a longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh
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Noun

albacore (plural albacores)

  1. A longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
    • But most of all, they were jealous because these strangers feasted daily on great turtle, albacore and sail-fish, the sweetest of all seafoods.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 127
    Synonyms:
    albacore tuna

albacore meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Tagalog and Indonesian

albacore in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

albacore in Bengali

অ্যালবাকোর টুনা

albacore in Tagalog

large marine fish
albakora

albacore in Indonesian

large marine fish
albakora

Synonyms of albacore

  • albacore tuna

Forms of albacore

pluralalbacores

Origin of albacore

From Portuguese albacor, from Arabic اَلْبَكُورَة (al-bakūra, “the young camels”).

Words formed from albacore

Words that rhyme with albacore

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Questions about albacore

What does albacore mean?
Albacore means a longfin tuna, a large marine fish (Thunnus alalunga) of warm seas, having edible flesh.
What is albacore in Tamil?
Albacore in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Albacore meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is albacore?
Albacore is a noun.
How do you pronounce albacore?
Albacore is pronounced /ˈæl.bə.koɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of albacore?
The plural of albacore is albacores.

Words near albacore in the dictionary

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