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carangid

carangid noun: any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.

carangid: any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish
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Noun

carangid (plural carangids)

  1. Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.
    • The total catch in 1976 was probably about 3.5 million tons and was mainly composed of pelagic species such as sardines, mackerels and various carangids.1983, T.J. Pitcher, P. Hart, Fisheries Ecology, page 56
    • Carangids occur in a variety of habitats: coral and rocky reefs, in the surf along sandy beaches, and in estuaries.[…]Most carangids are swift predators, and the larger species are prized as sport fish and for their excellent eating qualities.2004, Phillip C. Heemstra, Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa, page 299

Forms of carangid

pluralcarangids

Origin of carangid

Borrowed from translingual Carangidae.

Questions about carangid

What does carangid mean?
Carangid means any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.
What part of speech is carangid?
Carangid is a noun.
What is the plural of carangid?
The plural of carangid is carangids.

Words near carangid in the dictionary

  1. caranday
  2. carandays
  3. carane
  4. Carangan
  5. Carangian
  6. carangid
  7. carangids
  8. carangiform
  9. carangiforms
  10. carangin
  11. carangins

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