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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 al·ba·core /ˈælbəˌkor, ˌkɔr/
 青花魚科的海產魚

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: WordNet (r) 2.0

 albacore
      n 1: relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source
           of canned tuna
      2: large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches
         93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in
         tropical and temperate waters [syn: long-fin tunny, Thunnus
         alalunga]