Definition of Scomberomorus

1. Noun. Spanish mackerels.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Scomberomorus

Scolopacidae
Scolopax
Scolopax rusticola
Scolopendrium nigripes
Scolymus
Scolymus hispanicus
Scolytidae
Scolytus
Scolytus multistriatus
Scomber colias
Scomber japonicus
Scomber scombrus
Scomberesocidae
Scomberesox
Scomberesox saurus
Scomberomorus (current term)
Scomberomorus cavalla
Scomberomorus maculatus
Scomberomorus regalis
Scomberomorus sierra
Scombresocidae
Scombresox
Scombridae
Scombroidea
Scone
Sconnie
Scooby
Scooby-Doo
Scooby gang
Scooby snack

Literary usage of Scomberomorus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1905)
"(Sierra [Spanish], saw. Applied to these fishes by the Mexicans, in the United States corrupted into Cero.) Scomberomorus ..."

2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"THE CERO (Scomberomorus regalis) The cero, or sierra, was described by Bloch, in 1795, from a drawing of a specimen from the West Indies, by Plumier. ..."

3. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"THE SPANISH MACKEREL (Scomberomorus maculatus) The Spanish mackerel was first described by Dr. Mitchill, in 1815, from the vicinity of New York. ..."

4. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"THE CERO (Scomberomorus regalis) The cero, or sierra, was described by Bloch, in 1795, from a drawing of a specimen from the West Indies, by Plumier. ..."

5. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The great kingfish, or cavalla (Scomberomorus cavalla), is a huge Spanish mackerel of Cuba and the West Indies, reaching a weight of 100 pounds. ..."

6. American Fishes: A Popular Treatise Upon the Game and Food Fishes of North by George Brown Goode, Theodore Gill (1903)
"Scomberomorus regalis : Sierra; Spanish Mackerel of Key West: Spotted Cero: King Cero (p. 186). Scomberomorus cavalla : Cero ; King-fish ; Silver Cero. ..."

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