scombroid

noun

scom·​broid ˈskäm-ˌbrȯid 

: any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (such as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) of great economic importance as food fishes

scombroid adjective

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Greek skombros mackerel

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

scombroid

noun

scom·​broid ˈskäm-ˌbrȯid 

: 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-stable toxins produced by bacterial action on fish with dark meat

scombroid adjective