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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024scom•broid (skom′broid),USA pronunciation adj. - Fishresembling the mackerel.
- Fishresembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae.
n. - Fisha mackerel or related scombroid fish.
- Greek skómbr(os) mackerel + -oid
- 1835–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: scombroid /ˈskɒmbrɔɪd/ adj - of, relating to, or belonging to the Scombroidea, a suborder of marine spiny-finned fishes having a spindle-shaped body and a forked powerful tail: includes the mackerels, tunnies, bonitos, swordfish, and sailfish
n - any fish belonging to the suborder Scombroidea
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek skombros a mackerel; see -oid |