scombrid

[ skom-brid ]

noun
  1. any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae.

Origin of scombrid

1
1835–45; <New Latin Scombridae name of the family <Latin scombr- (stem of scomber) mackerel (<Greek skómbros) + -idae-idae; see -id2

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