scombroid
/ˈskɒmbrɔɪd
/Zoology
noun
A fish of the mackerel family, or one of a larger group that also includes the barracudas and billfishes.
- Family Scombridae or suborder Scombroidei.
adjective
Relating to the scombroids.Anyone who eats fish can get ciguatera or scombroid poisoning....
- Seafood ingestion syndromes such as diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, ciguatera poisoning, and scombroid poisoning also can cause diarrhea in travelers.
- In the United States, scombroid poisoning is most common in Hawaii and California.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Scombroidea (superfamily name), from Greek skombros, denoting a tuna or mackerel.