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ca·ran·gid     (kə-rān'jĭd, -rāng'gĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
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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