Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun albacore

2 senses of albacore

Sense 1
albacore -- (relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna)
       => tuna, tuna fish, tunny -- (important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks)

Sense 2
albacore, long-fin tunny, Thunnus alalunga -- (large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters)
       => tuna, tunny -- (any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters)