scombroid

[ skom-broid ]

/ ˈskɒm brɔɪd /

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adjective

resembling the mackerel.

resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae.

noun

a mackerel or related scombroid fish.

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Origin of scombroid

1835–45; <Greek skómbr(os) mackerel + -oid

Words nearby scombroid

scoliosis, scollop, scolopendrid, scolopendrium, scombrid, scombroid, sconce, sconcheon, sconcheon arch, scone, S. Con. Res.

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British Dictionary definitions for scombroid

scombroid

/ (ˈskɒmbrɔɪd) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Scombroidea, a suborder of marine spiny-finned fishes having a spindle-shaped body and a forked powerful tail: includes the mackerels, tunnies, bonitos, swordfish, and sailfish

noun

any fish belonging to the suborder Scombroidea

Word Origin for scombroid

C19: from Greek skombros a mackerel; see -oid

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