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Noun: scombroid fish
  1. Important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters
    "Tuna and mackerel are well-known examples of scombroid fish";
    - scombroid

Derived forms: scombroid fish

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Part of: Scombroidea, suborder Scombroidea