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carangid — I noun a percoid fish of the family Carangidae • Syn: ↑carangid fish • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑jack … Useful english dictionary
carangid — /kəˈræŋgəd/ (say kuh rangguhd), / ˈrændʒəd/ (say ranjuhd) adjective 1. of or relating to the Carangidae, a family of marine fishes as the trevally, horse mackerel, etc., having the body tapering sharply towards a forked or lunate tail and… …
carangid — n. any fish of the family {Carangidae}, including the {cavallas}, {jacks}, {pompanos} and {scads}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carangid — /keuh ran jid/, n. 1. any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Carangidae. [1885 90; < NL Carangidae, equiv. to Carang (s. of Caranx a… … Universalium
carangid — n. type of sea fish of the family Carangidae … English contemporary dictionary
carangid — [kə randʒɪd] noun Zoology a marine fish of the jack family (Carangidae), typically with a sloping forehead and two dorsal fins. Origin C19: from mod. L. Carangidae, from the genus name Caranx … English new terms dictionary
percoid fish — noun any of numerous spiny finned fishes of the order Perciformes • Syn: ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑perch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pilot fish — noun 1. : a pelagic carangid fish (Naucrates ductor) that often swims in company with a shark 2. : banded rudderfish 3. : menominee whitefish * * * pilot fish noun A carangoid fish that accompanies ships and sharks … Useful english dictionary
pilot fish — noun Date: 1634 a pelagic carangid fish (Naucrates ductor) that has dark stripes and often swims in company with a shark … New Collegiate Dictionary
lookdown fish — n. silvery carangid fish with a condensed body and eyes located on the top of its truncated forehead … English contemporary dictionary
