- Scombridae
- nounmarine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna• Syn: ↑family Scombridae• Hypernyms: ↑fish family• Member Holonyms: ↑Scombroidea, ↑suborder Scombroidea• Member Meronyms:↑mackerel, ↑Scomber, ↑genus Scomber, ↑Acanthocybium, ↑genus Acanthocybium, ↑Scomberomorus, ↑genus Scomberomorus, ↑Thunnus, ↑genus Thunnus, ↑Sarda, ↑genus Sarda, ↑Euthynnus, ↑genus Euthynnus, ↑Katsuwonus, ↑genus Katsuwonus
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\\-rəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized: a family of fishes (suborder Scombroidea) comprising the typical mackerels, the chub mackerels, and a few related forms but formerly including all or nearly all the scombroids
Useful english dictionary. 2012.