About The Word Cero
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Cero
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What's The Definition Of Cero?
[n] large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast south to Brazil
[n] large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters Synonyms | Synonyms for Cero: cavalla | king mackerel | kingfish | pintado | Scomberomorus cavalla | Scomberomorus regalis Related Terms | Find terms related to Cero: See Also | genus Scomberomorus | Scomberomorus | Spanish mackerel Cero In Webster's Dictionary \Ce"ro\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the
genus {Scomberomorus}. Two species are found in the West
Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United
States, -- the common cero ({Scomberomorus caballa}), called
also {kingfish}, and spotted, or king, cero ({S. regalis}).
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