scombroid

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Catches of scombroid fishes were significantly related to cold Sea Surface Temperature, while such relationships were not observed for sardines and anchovies.

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  1. adjective Of or belonging to the suborder Scombroidei, which includes marine fishes such as the mackerel.
  2. noun A scombroid fish.

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  • Catches of scombroid fishes were significantly related to cold Sea Surface Temperature, while such relationships were not observed for sardines and anchovies. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. New Latin Scombroīdeī, suborder name, from Latin scomber, scombr-, mackerel, from Greek skombros.

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  1. from Greek σκόμβρος, a mackerel, + εἴδος, form.
 

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/ˈskɑmbrɔɪd/
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