资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Albicore \Al"bi*core\, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg.
   albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young
   camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro
   a little pig.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel
   family, esp. {Orcynus alalonga}. One species ({Orcynus
   thynnus}), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is
   called in New England the {horse mackerel}; the tunny.
   [Written also {albacore}.]