1.
[syn: scombroid, scombroid fish]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scombroid \Scom"broid\ (sk[o^]m"broid), a. [Scomber + -oid.]
(Zool.)
Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n. Any fish of
the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is
the type, and including the tuna (Thunnus and related
genera).
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scombroid
n 1: important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical
and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic
and can thrive in colder waters [syn: scombroid,
scombroid fish]