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escolar

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, one of the snake mackerels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish.

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noun

Meaning 3

Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).

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noun

Meaning 4

large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Lepidocybium flavobrunneum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gempylid

History

Etymology

From Spanish escolar, because of a resemblance of the rings around the eyes to a scholar's spectacles. Doublet of scholar. ]

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: деликатесна скумрия (delikatesna skumrija) — Perciform fish
  • Catalan: escolar negre — Perciform fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蛇鯖 /蛇鲭 (shéqíng) — Perciform fish
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鱗鯖 /鳞鲭 (línqíng) — Perciform fish
  • French: escolier — Perciform fish
  • German: Escolar — Perciform fish