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SCAD
scad
(noun) any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scad (plural scads)
Any of several fish, of the family Carangidae, from the western Atlantic.
(in the plural) A large number or quantity.
Anagrams
• ACDs, ADCs, ADS-C, ADSC, DACs, SACD, SADC, cads
Source: Wiktionary
Scad, n. Etym: [Gael. & ir. sgadan a herring.] (Zoöl.) (a) A small carangoid fish (Trachurus saurus) abundant on the European coast, and less common on the American. The name is applied also to several allied species. (b) The goggler; -- called also big-eyed scad. See Goggler. (c) The friar skate. [Scot.] (d) The cigar fish, or round robin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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