Complete Definition of "scombroid"

English
Etymology
From Greek �κομβ�ο� �tuna, mackerel�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'sk�mbr�ɪd/

Adjective
scombroid

  1. 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, Gravity's Rainbow

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