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SCOMBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Scombridae
Synonyms:
genus Scomber; Scomber
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Scomber" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Scomber"):
common mackerel; Scomber scombrus; shiner (important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales)
Scomber colias; Spanish mackerel (medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
chub mackerel; Scomber japonicus; tinker (small mackerel found nearly worldwide)
Holonyms ("Scomber" is a member of...):
family Scombridae; Scombridae (marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna)
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