scad

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[ skad ]
/ skæd /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) scad, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) scads.

any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
any of several related carangid fishes, as of the genera Trachurus or Selar.

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Origin of scad

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First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

Words nearby scad

scabious, scabland, scablands, scabrid, scabrous, scad, scads, scaevola, scafell pike, scaffold, scaffold nail
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Words related to scads

oodles, lots, jillion, plenty, heaps, piles, bags, tons, gobs, bunches, loads

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British Dictionary definitions for scads (1 of 2)

scads
/ (skædz) /

pl n

informal a large amount or number

Word Origin for scads

C19: of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for scads (2 of 2)

scad
/ (skæd) /

noun plural scad or scads

any of various carangid fishes of the genus Trachurus, esp the horse mackerel

Word Origin for scad

C17: of uncertain origin; compare Swedish skädde flounder
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