SCOMBROID

Meaning of SCOMBROID in English

[scom.broid] n [ultim. fr. Gk skombros mackerel] (ca. 1842): any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) of great economic importance as food fishes -- scombroid adj

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SCOMBROID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel Date: 1852 any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, …
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SCOMBROID — I. ˈskämˌbrȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Scombroidea : resembling or related to the Scombridae : of or relating to the …
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SCOMBROID — (n.) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
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SCOMBROID — (a.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family.
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SCOMBROID — ( n. ) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCOMBROID — ( a. ) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family.
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SCOMBROID — /skom"broyd/ , adj. 1. resembling the mackerel. 2. resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae. n. 3. a mackerel …
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SCOMBROID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel Date: 1852 : any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as …
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SCOMBROID — adj like or pertaining to the mackerel family. 2. scombroid ·noun any fish of the family scombridae, of which the …
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SCOMBROID — scombroid BrE AmE ˈskɒm brɔɪd AmE \ ˈskɑːm- ▷ scombroid|s z
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SCOMBROID — Pronunciation: ' skäm- ˌ bro ̇ id Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel Date: 1852 : any of …
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TUNA — I. noun Etymology: Spanish, from Taino Date: circa 1555 any of various flat-jointed prickly pears (genus Opuntia ), the edible …
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SWORDFISH — noun Date: 15th century a very large scombroid fish ( Xiphias gladius of the family Xiphiidae) that has a long …
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MACKEREL — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Middle English makerel, from Anglo-French Date: 14th century a scombroid fish ( Scomber scombrus …
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ESCOLAR — noun (plural ~ or ~s) see: scholar Date: circa 1890 a large widely distributed rough-scaled scombroid fish ( Lepidocybium flavobrunneum …
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BONITO — noun (plural -tos or -to) Etymology: Spanish, from ~ pretty, diminutive of bueno good, from Latin bonus Date: 1565 any …
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FISH POISONING — Illness from eating varieties of poisonous fishes. Most cases are caused by one of three toxins : ciguatera poisoning, from …
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TUNA — I. ˈt(y)ünə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, from Taino 1. : any of various flat-jointed prickly pears of the …
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BARRACUDA — I. ˌbarəˈküdə also ˌber- noun also bar·ra·cou·ta -üd.ə, -ütə ( plural barracuda or barracudas ) Etymology: American Spanish barracuda 1. …
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XIPHIAS — ˈzifēəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, swordfish, from Greek, xiphos sword 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of …
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LUVARIDAE — lüˈvarəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Luvarus, type genus (from Italian dialect lùvaru louvar) + -idae — …
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LOUVAR — ˈlüˌvär noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian dialect (Calabrian & Sicilian) lùvaru, probably from Latin ruber red — more at …
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KINGFISH
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KATSUWONIDAE — ˌkatsəˈwänəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Katsuwonus, type genus (from Japanese katsuo victorfish) + -idae in some …
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ISTIOPHORIDAE — ˌistēōˈfȯrəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Istiophorus, type genus + -idae : a family of large vigorous …
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HORSE MACKEREL — noun 1. : any of several large scombroid fishes: as a. : bluefin tuna b. : chile bonito 2. : …
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FRIGATE MACKEREL — noun : a small scombroid fish ( Auxis thazard ) that is bluish green above and silvery beneath and often …
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BONITO — bəˈnēd.ō, bōˈ-, -ētō, -ə noun also bo·ni·ta -ə ( plural bonitos or bonito also bonitas or bonita ) Etymology: Spanish …
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A'U — ˈäˌü noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hawaiian Hawaii : any of certain scombroid fishes: a. : a member of the …
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WAHOO — (n.) A dark blue scombroid food fish (Acanthocibium solandri / petus) of Florida and the West Indies.
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SEERFISH — (n.) A scombroid food fish of Madeira (Cybium Commersonii).
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SCOMBEROID — (a. & n.) Same as Scombroid.
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