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scombrid

[ skom-brid ]

/ ˈskɒm brɪd /

noun

any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae.

Origin of scombrid

1835–45; < New Latin Scombridae name of the family < Latin scombr- (stem of scomber) mackerel (< Greek skómbros) + -idae -idae; see -id²

Words nearby scombrid

scoliotic, scoliotic pelvis, scollop, scolopendrid, scolopendrium, scombrid, scombroid, scombroid poisoning, sconce, sconcheon, sconcheon arch

Example sentences from the Web for scombrid

Tunny, tun′i, n. a very large fish of the mackerel family (Scombrid), fished chiefly on the Mediterranean coasts.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various
Closely connected with the mackerel and other Scombrid, we have the Bonita of the Tropics.

The Ocean World: |Louis Figuier