Scombroid

2 definitions found

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

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scombroid
       n : 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
           fish}]