Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Linnean genus of acanthopterygian fishes, used with varying limits, and typical of the family Scombridæ and subfamily Scombrinæ.
- An obsolete form of
scumber .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Scombridae
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Examples
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That made from the fish called scomber was the best.
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Seir-fish [1], a species of scomber, which is called _Tora-malu_ by the natives.
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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The LME is an important spawning and nursery ground for many important pelagic fishes such as clupeoids, horse mackerel, scomber and saury.
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(_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 Various
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Rational Review 2009
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Fish from the colder waters include the walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), cod (Gadus morrhua), mackerel (Scomber scomber), flounder, halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), and salmon (Onchorhynchus); subtropical species include the Pacific saury (Cololabis saira), sardines (Sardina), tuna (Thunnus), and Japanese mackerel.
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