albacore vs tuna

albacore and tuna both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
albacore	Yes	No	No	No
tuna	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tuna is a hypernym of albacore; that is, tuna is a word with a broader meaning than albacore:

albacore: 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: any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

Other hypernyms of albacore include tunny.

As nouns, tuna is a hypernym of albacore; that is, tuna is a word with a broader meaning than albacore:

albacore: relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna
tuna: important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks

Other hypernyms of albacore include tuna fish, tunny.

albacore (noun)	tuna (noun)
large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters	any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna	New Zealand eel
	important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
	tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica