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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; see -id 2

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