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scombroid

scom·broid
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skom-broid]
    • /ˈskɒm brɔɪd/
    • /skˈɒmbrɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skom-broid]
    • /ˈskɒm brɔɪd/

Definitions of scombroid word

  • adjective scombroid resembling the mackerel. 1
  • adjective scombroid resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae. 1
  • noun scombroid a mackerel or related scombroid fish. 1
  • adjective scombroid of, relating to, or belonging to the Scombroidea, a suborder of marine spiny-finned fishes having a spindle-shaped body and a forked powerful tail: includes the mackerels, tunnies, bonitos, swordfish, and sailfish 0
  • noun scombroid any fish belonging to the suborder Scombroidea 0
  • adjective scombroid of a widely distributed family (Scombridae) of spiny-finned percoid food fishes, including the mackerels, bonitos, and tunas 0

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Origin of scombroid

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Greek skómbr(os) mackerel + -oid

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Parts of speech for Scombroid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scombroid popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Top questions with scombroid

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