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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scombroid fish
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]