scombrid

[ skom-brid ]

noun

1. any fish of the family Scombridae, comprising the mackerels and tunas.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Scombridae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scombrid¹

1835–45; < New Latin Scombridae name of the family < Latin scombr- (stem of scomber ) mackerel (< Greek skómbros ) + -idae -idae; -id ²

Example Sentences

Scomber, skom′bėr, n. a genus of acanthopterygian fishes typical of the family Scombrid�, to which belong mackerel, tunnies, bonitos, &c.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Until this latest study, attempts to assess the health of scombrid and billfish populations, families of fish that include tuna and swordfish, have been carried out at a regional scale.

From BBC