"scombroid" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɒmbɹɔɪd/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σκόμβρος||tuna, mackerel}} Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} scombroid (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to mackerel. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: scombral
    Sense id: en-scombroid-en-adj-fhTzTkoh

Noun

IPA: /ˈskɒmbɹɔɪd/ Forms: scombroids [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”) + -oid. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σκόμβρος||tuna, mackerel}} Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”), {{suffix|en||oid}} + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scombroid (countable and uncountable, plural scombroids)
  1. (countable) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type. Tags: countable Categories (lifeform): Scombroids
    Sense id: en-scombroid-en-noun-kYn0CyYn Disambiguation of Scombroids: 16 48 37
  2. (uncountable) A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-scombroid-en-noun-uGQUiuM8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -oid Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 22 66 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 10 28 62

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