cero

cero-

(word root) waxExamples of words with the root cero-: cerography

ce·ro

C0213000 (sîr′ō, sĕr′ō)n. pl. ce·ros or cero An edible fish (Scomberomorus regalis) of western Atlantic waters, having silvery sides and a dark-blue back.

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[Alteration of Spanish sierra, saw, fish of the genus Scomberomorus (from the two lines of small fins, resembling the teeth of a saw, that run between the fish's dorsal and anal fins and its tail ); see sierra.]

cero

(ˈsɪərəʊ; ˈsɪrəʊ) n, pl -ro or -ros1. (Animals) a large spiny-finned food fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of warm American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc)2. (Animals) any similar or related fish[C19: from Spanish: saw, sawfish, altered spelling of sierra]

ce•ro

(ˈsɪər oʊ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -ro, (esp. for kinds or species) -ros. 1. king mackerel. 2. any of various related fishes. [1880–85, Amer.; alter. of sierra]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cero - large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waterspintado, Scomberomorus regalis, kingfishgenus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerelsSpanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomoruskingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
	2.	cero - large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazilcavalla, king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavallagenus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerelsSpanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus