/skom"brid/ , n.
1. any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.
adj.
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae.
[ 1835-45; Scombridae name of the family scombr- (s. of scomber ) mackerel ( skómbros ) + -idae -IDAE; see -ID 2 ]