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Orcynus alalonga
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.]
Orcynus or Albacora thynnus
Tunny Tun"ny (t[u^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. Tunnies. [L. thunnus, thynnus, Gr. qy`nnos, qy^nos: cf. It. tonno, F. & Pr. thon.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel family, especially the common or great tunny (Orcynus or Albacora thynnus) native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American coast it is called horse mackerel. See Illust. of Horse mackerel, under Horse. [Written also thynny.] Note: The little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata) of the Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned tunny, or albicore (see Albicore), are related species of smaller size.
Orcynus pelamys
Bonito Bo*ni"to, n.; pl. Bonitoes. [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[=i]t and bain[=i]th.] [Often incorrectly written bonita.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. A large tropical fish (Orcynus pelamys) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast. 2. The skipjack (Sarda Mediterranea) of the Atlantic, an important and abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and (S. Chilensis) of the Pacific, and other related species. They are large and active fishes, of a blue color with black oblique stripes. 3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies. 4. The cobia or crab eater (Elacate canada), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.
Orcynus thynnus
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.]

Meaning of Orcynus from wikipedia

- Gmelin, 1789 Orcynus alatunga (Gmelin, 1789) Scomber albicans Walbaum, 1792 Scomber germon Lacepède, 1800 Germo germon (Lacepède, 1800) Orcynus germon (Lacepède...
- (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnus coretta (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnus balteatus Cuvier, 1832 Orcynus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832) Thunnus balteatus (Cuvier, 1832) Parathunnus rosengarteni...
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Orcynus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Thunnus macropterus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Orcynus subulatus Poey, 1875 Thunnus...
- Risso, 1827 Thynnus thunina Cuvier, 1829 Euthynnus thunina (Cuvier, 1829) Orcynus thunnina (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnichthys thunnina (Cuvier, 1829) Thynnus brevipinnis...
- sibi Temminck & Schlegel, 1844 Germo sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Orcynus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) Parathunnus sibi (Temminck & Schlegel...
- Aguilera, 2020 Kishinoella Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 Neothunnus Kishinouye, 1923 Orcynus Cuvier, 1816 Parathunnus Kishinouye, 1923 Semathunnus Fowler, 1933...
- (orcus checkered-skipper) Burnsius orcynoides (Giacomelli, 1928) Burnsius orcynus Grishin, 2022 Burnsius philetas (Edwards, 1881) (desert checkered-skipper)...
- (Attic: iontôn) κασσύας/k****uas – 'thunnus' (Attic: ὄρκυνος, orkunos, orcynus) κατεϝέρξοδυ/kateverxodu (katarxontôn?) κόρκορας/korkoras – 'bird or rooster'...