scombroid

Dec. 18th, 2020 07:36 am
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scombroid (SKOM-broyd) - adj., of, pertaining to, or resembling a mackerel.


mackerel!
Thanks, WikiMedia!

Also, in general, pertaining to the suborder Scombroidei of bony fishes, including mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes. But, really, I just wanted to highlight that English has a word that means mackerel-shaped. From Greek skómbros, mackerel/tuna.

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