scombroid
noun
scom·broid
ˈskäm-ˌbrȯid 
: any of a suborder (Scombroidei) of marine bony fishes (such as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) of great economic importance as food fishes
scombroid
adjective
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scombroid
noun
scom·broid
ˈskäm-ˌbrȯid
: any of a suborder (Scombroidea) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) which are of great economic importance as food fishes and are sometimes a source of poisoning due to heat-stable toxins produced by bacterial action on fish with dark meat
scombroid
adjective
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