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scombroid

/ˈskɒmbɹɔɪd/

scombroid adjective: pertaining to mackerel.

Adjective

scombroid (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to mackerel.
    • ‘Here then,’ the kindly scombroid face scanning Eventyr, quick as a fire-control dish antenna and even less mercy […]1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

Noun

scombroid (countable and uncountable, plural scombroids)

  1. (countable) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
  2. (uncountable) A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish.

Forms of scombroid

pluralscombroids

Origin of scombroid

From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”) + -oid.

Questions about scombroid

What does scombroid mean?
Scombroid means pertaining to mackerel.
What part of speech is scombroid?
Scombroid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce scombroid?
Scombroid is pronounced /ˈskɒmbɹɔɪd/.

Words near scombroid in the dictionary

  1. scombral
  2. scombrid
  3. scombrids
  4. scombriform
  5. scombriforms
  6. scombroid
  7. scombroids
  8. scombrolabracid
  9. scombrolabracids
  10. scombropid
  11. scombropids

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