ESCOLAR

escolar, Lepidocybium flavobrunneum

(noun) large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

escolar (plural escolars)

Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, one of the snake mackerels.

Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish.

Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).

Synonyms

• (perciform fish): snake mackerel, walu or waloo, butterfish, super white tuna, white tuna

• (perciform fish): (derogatory) ex-lax fish, laxative of the sea

Anagrams

• Alcoser, Caleros, Calrose, coalers, oracles, recoals, solacer

Source: Wiktionary



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