Etymology

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Today it means: Pertaining to mackerel. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σκόμβρος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκόμβρος“tuna, mackerel”
  2. English todayscombroid

From Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros, “tuna, mackerel”) + -oid.

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