cero

Noun
Synonyms: pintadokingfishScomberomorus regalisking mackerelcavallaScomberomorus cavalla

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic watersSynonyms: pintadokingfishScomberomorus regalis
  2. large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to BrazilSynonyms: king mackerelcavallaScomberomorus cavalla
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cero \Ce"ro\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.] (Zool.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus Scomberomorus. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero (Scomberomorus caballa), called also kingfish, and spotted, or king, cero (Scomberomorus regalis). [1913 Webster]
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