- scombroidea
- scom·broi·dea
English syllables. 2014.
scombroidea
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Scombroidea — noun mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes • Syn: ↑suborder Scombroidea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Scombroidea — Scom·broi·dea (skom broiґde ə) a suborder of larger, bony, marine fish having oily flesh, including tunas, bonitos, mackerels, albacores, and skipjacks. The flesh of these fish may contain a toxic histaminelike substance and, if ingested,… … Medical dictionary
suborder Scombroidea — noun mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes • Syn: ↑Scombroidea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Perciformes, ↑order Perciformes, ↑Percomorphi … Useful english dictionary
scombroid — scom·broid skäm .brȯid n any of a suborder (Scombroidea) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) which are of great economic importance as food fishes and are sometimes a source of poisoning due to heat… … Medical dictionary
Scombridae — noun marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna • Syn: ↑family Scombridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea • M … Useful english dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
family Istiophoridae — noun sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins • Syn: ↑Istiophoridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
family Kasuwonidae — noun in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos • Syn: ↑Katsuwonidae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea … Useful english dictionary
family Luvaridae — noun louvars • Syn: ↑Luvaridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea • Member Meronyms: ↑Luva … Useful english dictionary
family Scombridae — noun marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna • Syn: ↑Scombridae • Hypernyms: ↑fish family • Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea • Member Meronym … Useful english dictionary
