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scombroid, a. and n.|ˈskɒmbrɔɪd|
Also (earlier) scomberoid.
[f. Gr. σκόµβρ-ος scomber + -oid. Cf. F. scombéroïde (Cuvier).]
A. adj. Resembling the mackerel; belonging to the family Scombridæ.
1841Penny Cycl. XX. 462/1 They much more closely resemble the teeth of certain Scomberoid fishes. 1880Günther Fishes 294 The Scombroid genus, Gastrochisma.
B. n. A scombroid fish.
1842Brande Dict. Sci., etc., Scomberoids... The name of the family of fishes of which the genus Scomber is the type. 1849–52Owen Teeth in Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 874/2 As in Trichiurus, and some other Scomberoids. 1877Streets Contrib. Nat. Hist. Hawaiian Isl. 58 The Carangoids and Scombroids. |