scombroid
scombroid
Definition
scom·broid (skäm′bro̵id′)
adjective
- of a widely distributed family (Scombridae) of spiny-finned percoid food fishes, including the mackerels, bonitos, and tunas
- like a mackerel
Etymology: < ModL Scombridae < L scomber, mackerel (< Gr skombros) + -oid
noun
a fish of this family
scombroid
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- poisoning: The attack he had experienced was not caused by true allergy but by scombroid fish poisoning.
