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cero
1[ seer-oh ]
noun
- a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast game fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of the mackerel family.
- any of various related fishes.
cero-
2- a combining form meaning “wax,” used in the formation of compound words:
cerotype.
cero
1/ ˈsɪrəʊ; ˈsɪərəʊ /
noun
- a large spiny-finned food fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of warm American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc)
- any similar or related fish
cero-
2combining_form
- indicating the use of wax
ceroplastic
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Example Sentences
It happened, however, to be a beautiful cero mackerel, one of the shapeliest and most attractive fish in these waters.
I used the Sproat bend, No. 7-0, but 5-0 would be large enough for the average-sized cero.
Its cousin, the cero, is very similar in size and appearance, but has dark spots along its graceful sides.
I have met with the cero only along the Florida reefs and keys.
(Similar manufactured foods on the market are called protose, nutfoda and nut cero, according to where they are made).
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