scombrid

[ skom-brid ]

/ ˈskɒm brɪd /

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noun

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

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae.

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Origin of scombrid

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

Words nearby scombrid

scolion, scoliosis, scollop, scolopendrid, scolopendrium, scombrid, scombroid, sconce, sconcheon, sconcheon arch, scone

How to use scombrid in a sentence

Tunny, tun′i, n. a very large fish of the mackerel family (Scombrid), fished chiefly on the Mediterranean coasts.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Closely connected with the mackerel and other Scombrid, we have the Bonita of the Tropics.
The Ocean World:|Louis Figuier