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.

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