SCOMBROID

scombroid, scombroid fish

(noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

scombroid (not comparable)

Pertaining to mackerel.

Noun

scombroid (plural scombroids)

Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.

Anagrams

• cobordism

Source: Wiktionary


Scom"broid, a. Etym: [Scomber + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family.

– n.

Definition: Any fish of the family Scombridæ, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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