Meaning of SCOMBROID
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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 |
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| | Synonyms: | | scombroid fish |
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| | See Also: | | billfish, bonito, Euthynnus pelamis, Katsuwonus pelamis, louvar, Luvarus imperialis, mackerel, oceanic bonito, percoid, percoid fish, percoidean, sailfish, Scombroidea, skipjack, skipjack tuna, squaretail, suborder Scombroidea, swordfish, tuna, tunny, Xiphias gladius | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scom"broid\ (sk[o^]m"broid), a. [Scomber + -oid.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n. Any fish of
the family {Scombrid[ae]}, of which the mackerel ({Scomber})
is the type.
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