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scombroid

  • /ˈskɒmbɹɔɪd/

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From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”) + -oid.

adjective

  1. not comparable Pertaining to mackerel. ‘Here then,’ the kindly scombroid face scanning Eventyr, quick as a fire-control dish antenna and even less mercy […]

noun scombroids

  1. countable Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
  2. uncountable A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish.

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@misc{scombroid_2026,
  title = {scombroid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scombroid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}