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scombrid
scombrid (ˈskɒmbrɪd) n (Zoology) a fish belonging to the Scombridae family, whose members have two fins on their back; includes food fishes such as mackerel and tunascom•brid (ˈskɒm brɪd) n. 1. any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae. [1835–45; < New Latin Scombridae=Scombr-, s. of Scomber a genus (Latin: mackerel < Greek skómbros) + -idae -id2] EncyclopediaSeeScombridae |