adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to mackerel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
scombroid
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/ˈskɒmbɹɔɪd/
noun
Meaning 2
Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 3
A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scombroid fish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: percoid fish, percoid, percoidean
Narrower terms: mackerel, tuna, tunny, bonito, skipjack, skipjack tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, oceanic bonito, Katsuwonus pelamis, swordfish, Xiphias gladius, sailfish, billfish, louvar, Luvarus imperialis, squaretail
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”) + -oid.