Cero

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cero
       n 1: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal
            Atlantic waters [syn: {pintado}, {kingfish}, {Scomberomorus
            regalis}]
       2: large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and
          game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to
          Brazil [syn: {king mackerel}, {cavalla}, {Scomberomorus
          cavalla}]