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- [skom-broid]
- /ˈskɒm brɔɪd/
- /skˈɒmbrɔɪd/
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- [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
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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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