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Scombroid

Scombroid Meaning & Definition
Scombroid Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Scombroid?

[n] important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters

Synonyms | Synonyms for Scombroid: scombroid fish

Related Terms | Find terms related to Scombroid:

See Also | billfish | bonito | Euthynnus pelamis | Katsuwonus pelamis | louvar | Luvarus imperialis | mackerel | oceanic bonito | percoid | percoid fish | percoidean | sailfish | Scombroidea | skipjack | skipjack tuna | squaretail | suborder Scombroidea | swordfish | tuna | tunny | Xiphias gladius

Scombroid In Webster's Dictionary

\Scom"broid\ (sk[o^]m"broid), a. [Scomber + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n. Any fish of the family {Scombrid[ae]}, of which the mackerel ({Scomber}) is the type.

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