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cero

cero noun: a large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

cero: a large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies
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Noun

cero (plural ceros or ceroes)

  1. A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

Forms of cero

pluralceros
pluralceroes

Origin of cero

Corruption of Spanish sierra (“sawfish”).

Questions about cero

What does cero mean?
Cero means a large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.
What part of speech is cero?
Cero is a noun.
What is the plural of cero?
The plural of cero is ceros.

Words near cero in the dictionary

  1. cernuous
  2. Cerny
  3. cernyite
  4. Cernys
  5. Cernătești
  6. cero
  7. cero-
  8. ceroan
  9. ceroc
  10. cerococcid
  11. cerococcids

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