Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A taxonomic genus within the family Scombridae — the mackerels.
Etymologies
- Latin scomber ("mackerel"), from Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skombros). (Wiktionary)
Examples
““Warm water” pelagic species, such as blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) and mackerel (Scomber scombrus), are likely to occur in the area in higher concentrations and more regularly than in the past.”
Fisheries and aquaculture in the Northeast Atlantic (Barents and Norwegian Seas)
“Hunter et al. [22], working with northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) and Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus) embryos and larvae, reported that exposure to surface levels of UV-B radiation could be lethal.”
“Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) and blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) are likely to migrate northeast to the Barents Sea.”
“For information about the pelagic species Scomber japonicus and its predator/prey interactions with other stocks and with zooplankton (copepoda and mysidacea), see Gonzalez and Bas (1989).”
“The famous pickle Garum was made from the Thynnus or Tunny as well as from the Scomber, but that from the Scomber was counted the most delicate.”
“Those who would be further informed about the Garum and the Scomber may consult Caelius Apicius de recogninaria, cum notis, variorum.”
“Scombroid Poisoning Scombroid poisoning is unusual in that it is caused by a number of otherwise harmless microbes when they grow on insufficiently chilled mackerels of the genus Scomber and other similarly active swimmers, including tuna, mahimahi, bluefish, herring, sardine, and anchovy.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“(_Scomber scomber_) gives the best sport to a bait, usually a strip of fish skin, trailed behind a boat fairly close to the surface, but it will sometimes feed on the bottom.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
“There was the mill in which they ground the mackerel, and the trough to hold it, and the long-handled dipper to cast it overboard with; and already in the harbor we saw the surface rippled with schools of small mackerel, the real Scomber vernalis.”
“Marján (a Scina) the Sultan el-Bahr, the Palamita (Scomber), the”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘Scomber’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
abdominal, absorbent, accelerator, accumulator, acebutolol, acetamide, acetanilide, acetate, acetic acid, acetone, acetous, acetyl and 1171 more...
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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