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scombroid

A คล้าย ปลา ตระกูล  Mackerel

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCOMBROID

Scom "broid, a. Etym: [Scomber + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n.

 

Defn: Any fish of the family Scombridæ, of which the mackerel (Scomber ) is the type.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scombroid

scom broid |ˈskämˌbroid ˈskɑmbrɔɪd |Zoology ▶noun a fish of the mackerel family, or one of a larger group that also includes the barracudas and billfishes. [Family Scombridae or suborder Scombroidei. ] ▶adjective of or relating to fish of this family or group. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Scombroidea (superfamily name ), from Greek skombros, denoting a tuna or mackerel.

 

Oxford Dictionary

scombroid

scombroid |ˈskɒmbrɔɪd |Zoology ▶noun a fish of the mackerel family, or one of a larger group that also includes the barracudas and billfishes. ●Family Scombridae or suborder Scombroidei. ▶adjective relating to the scombroids. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Scombroidea (superfamily name ), from Greek skombros, denoting a tuna or mackerel.