The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
scombroid — [skäm′broid΄] adj. [< ModL Scombridae < L scomber, mackerel (< Gr skombros) + OID] 1. of a widely distributed family (Scombridae) of spiny finned percoid food fishes, including the mackerels, bonitos, and tunas 2. like a mackerel n. a… … English World dictionary
scombroid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel Date: 1852 any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) of great economic importance as food fishes • scombroid adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
scombroid — /skom broyd/, adj. 1. resembling the mackerel. 2. resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae. n. 3. a mackerel or related scombroid fish. [1835 45; < Gk skómbr(os) mackerel + OID] * * * … Universalium
scombroid — adjective /ˈskɒmbrɔɪd/ pertaining to a mackerel , 1973: ‘Here then,’ the kindly scombroid face scanning Eventyr, quick as a fire control dish antenna and even less mercy... Thomas Pynchon, Gravitys Rainbow See Also: scombral … Wiktionary
scombroid — scom·broid skäm .brȯid n any of a suborder (Scombroidea) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) which are of great economic importance as food fishes and are sometimes a source of poisoning due to heat… … Medical dictionary
scombroid — scom•broid [[t]ˈskɒm brɔɪd[/t]] adj. 1) ich resembling or related to the mackerel family Scombridae 2) ich a mackerel or related scombroid fish … From formal English to slang
scombroid — /ˈskɒmbrɔɪd/ (say skombroyd) adjective 1. resembling the mackerel. 2. belonging or relating to the mackerel family (Scombridae) or the superfamily (Scombroidea) containing the mackerel family. –noun 3. a mackerel or related scombroid fish. Also,… …
scombroid — noun important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters • Syn: ↑scombroid fish • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Scombroid food poisoning — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Histamine DiseasesDB = 31114 ICD10 = ICD10|T|61|1|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|988.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 523 MeshID = Scombroid food poisoning is a foodborne illness… … Wikipedia
scombroid poisoning — a form of ichthyosarcotoxism caused by ingestion of a toxic histaminelike substance produced by the action of bacteria on histidine, a normal component of fish flesh; scombroid fish (tuna, bonito, mackerel, etc.) are particularly susceptible to… … Medical dictionary
