SCOMBROID


Meaning of SCOMBROID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskäm-ˌbrȯid ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel

Date: 1852

: any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) of great economic importance as food fishes

• scombroid adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.