scombroid

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Pertaining to mackerel.
2. noun Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
3. noun A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish.

Similar words

scombroid fish scomberoid scombral scombrid percesocine sparoid carangoid salmonoid scorpaenoid scolecoid

Often followed by

poisoning fish fishes species

Word family

scombroids