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scombrid

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[skom-brid] / ˈskɒm brɪd /

noun

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

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae.

Etymology

Origin of scombrid

1835–45; < New Latin Scombridae name of the family < Latin scombr- (stem of scomber ) mackerel (< Greek skómbros ) + -idae -idae; -id 2

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Scomber, skom′bėr, n. a genus of acanthopterygian fishes typical of the family Scombrid�, to which belong mackerel, tunnies, bonitos, &c.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Until this latest study, attempts to assess the health of scombrid and billfish populations, families of fish that include tuna and swordfish, have been carried out at a regional scale.

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