Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of the family Carangidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including the yellow or golden mackerel.
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- noun zoology Any member of the
fish genus Caranx.
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- noun type genus of the Carangidae
Etymologies
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From the genus name.
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