About The Word Cero
Learn about the word Cero to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Cero definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Cero
| Cero Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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}).
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Originator ‐ someone who creates…
- Elisha graves otis ‐ United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with…
- Tailgate ‐ a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading [v]…
- Simchat torah ‐ (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of…
- Ripple mark ‐ one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents…
- Hymenoxys grandiflora ‐ whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems…
- Multifariousness ‐ noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the…
- Sentiency ‐ the faculty through which the external world is apprehended;…
- Macro instruction ‐ a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions…
- Leanness ‐ the property of having…