SCOMBROID

Meaning of SCOMBROID in English

adj like or pertaining to the mackerel family.

2. scombroid ·noun any fish of the family scombridae, of which the mackerel (scomber) is the type.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

SCOMBROID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel Date: 1852 any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCOMBROID — I. ˈskämˌbrȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Scombroidea : resembling or related to the Scombridae : of or relating to the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCOMBROID — (n.) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
Английский словарь Webster
SCOMBROID — (a.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family.
Английский словарь Webster
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCOMBROID — /skom"broyd/ , adj. 1. resembling the mackerel. 2. resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae. n. 3. a mackerel …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCOMBROID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel Date: 1852 : any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCOMBROID — [scom.broid] n [ultim. fr. Gk skombros mackerel] (ca. 1842): any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, …
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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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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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