Meaning of CERO
| Pronunciation: | | 'seerow
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- [n] large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast south to Brazil
- [n] large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
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| | Synonyms: | | cavalla, king mackerel, kingfish, pintado, Scomberomorus cavalla, Scomberomorus regalis |
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| | See Also: | | genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus, Spanish mackerel | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ce"ro\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the
genus {Scomberomorus}. Two species are found in the West
Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United
States, -- the common cero ({Scomberomorus caballa}), called
also {kingfish}, and spotted, or king, cero ({S. regalis}).
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