scombroid
[ skom-broid ]
/ ˈskɒm brɔɪd /
adjective
resembling the mackerel.
resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae.
noun
a mackerel or related scombroid fish.
Origin of scombroid
1835–45; < Greek
skómbr(os) mackerel +
-oid
Words nearby scombroid
scoliotic pelvis,
scollop,
scolopendrid,
scolopendrium,
scombrid,
scombroid,
scombroid poisoning,
sconce,
sconcheon,
sconcheon arch,
scone
British Dictionary definitions for scombroid
scombroid
/ (ˈskɒmbrɔɪd) /
adjective
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
noun
any fish belonging to the suborder Scombroidea
Word Origin for scombroid
C19: from Greek
skombros a mackerel; see
-oid