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Scombroid \Scom"broid\ (sk[o^]m"broid), a. [Scomber + -oid.]

(Zool.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n. Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type, and including the tuna (Thunnus and related genera). [1913 Webster +PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

scombroid

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 [syn: scombroid fish]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Scombroid \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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