scombroid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    scombroid fish.

WordNet

Scom"broid adjective
Etymology
Scomber + -oid.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n. Any fish of the family Scombridæ, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.

Webster 1913