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ca⋅ran⋅gid

  [kuh-ran-jid]
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–noun
1. any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas.
–adjective
2. belonging or pertaining to the family Carangidae.
Origin:
1885–90; < NL Carangidae, equiv. to Carang- (s. of Caranx a genus; see carangoid ) + -idae -id 2
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ca·ran·gid   (kə-rān'jĭd, -rāng'gĭd)   
n.  Any of a large family (Carangidae) of marine food and game fishes, such as the jacks and pompanos.

[From New Latin Carangidae, family name, from French carangue, mackerel, from Spanish caranga, perhaps ultimately from Latin cancer, crab.]
ca·ran'gid adj.
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carangid

any fish of the family Carangidae (order Perciformes), which contains more than 200 species of marine fishes, including such well-known forms as the jacks and pompanos. Carangids are swift, predatory, usually silvery fishes found throughout the world in warm and tropical regions. They are primarily marine, but some live in brackish water or fresh water.

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