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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Al·ba·core n. Zool. A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family (Scombridae), esp. Thunnus alalunga (formerly Orcynus alalonga); it is a type of tuna or tunny.  The name has been also applied to a larger related species, Thunnus thynnus (formerly Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, which is called in New England the horse mackerel. [formerly spelled albicore.]
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Al·bi·core n.  Zool. same as albacore.