- carangid
- carangid carangid adj. of or pertaining to the {Carangidae}. [WordNet 1.5]
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carangid — n. any fish of the family {Carangidae}, including the {cavallas}, {jacks}, {pompanos} and {scads}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carangid — [kə ran′jid΄] n. [< ModL < Sp caranga, horse mackerel, shad] JACK (sense 10a) carangoid [kəraŋ′goid΄] adj … English World dictionary
carangid — adjective Etymology: ultimately from French carangue shad, horse mackerel, from Spanish caranga Date: 1931 of or relating to a large family (Carangidae of the order Perciformes) of marine spiny finned bony fishes including important food fishes • … New Collegiate Dictionary
carangid — /kəˈræŋgəd/ (say kuh rangguhd), / ˈrændʒəd/ (say ranjuhd) adjective 1. of or relating to the Carangidae, a family of marine fishes as the trevally, horse mackerel, etc., having the body tapering sharply towards a forked or lunate tail and… …
carangid — I noun a percoid fish of the family Carangidae • Syn: ↑carangid fish • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑percoidean • Hyponyms: ↑jack … Useful english dictionary
carangid fish — noun a percoid fish of the family Carangidae • Syn: ↑carangid • Derivationally related forms: ↑carangid (for: ↑carangid) • Hypernyms: ↑percoid fish, ↑percoid, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
carangid — /keuh ran jid/, n. 1. any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Carangidae. [1885 90; < NL Carangidae, equiv. to Carang (s. of Caranx a… … Universalium
caràngid — ca|ràn|gid Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
carangid — n. type of sea fish of the family Carangidae … English contemporary dictionary
carangid — [kə randʒɪd] noun Zoology a marine fish of the jack family (Carangidae), typically with a sloping forehead and two dorsal fins. Origin C19: from mod. L. Carangidae, from the genus name Caranx … English new terms dictionary
