scombroid
[ skom-broid ]
adjective
resembling the mackerel.
resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae.
noun
a mackerel or related scombroid fish.
Origin of scombroid
1Words Nearby scombroid
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British Dictionary definitions for scombroid
scombroid
/ (ˈskɒmbrɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Scombroidea, a suborder of marine spiny-finned fishes having a spindle-shaped body and a forked powerful tail: includes the mackerels, tunnies, bonitos, swordfish, and sailfish
noun
any fish belonging to the suborder Scombroidea
Origin of scombroid
1C19: from Greek skombros a mackerel; see -oid
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