cero

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noun

A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

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pintadokingfishScomberomorus regalisking mackerelcavallaScomberomorus cavalla
OriginSpanish sierra →
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Meanings

nouncero (plural ceros or ceroes)

plural ceros · plural ceroes

  1. A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters

Similar
pintadokingfishScomberomorus regalis
Broader
Spanish mackerel

nounlarge mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil

Similar
king mackerelcavallaScomberomorus cavalla
Broader
Spanish mackerel
Also see
cavallakingfishking mackerelpintado

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishsierra“sawfish”
  2. Englishcero

Corruption of Spanish sierra (“sawfish”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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