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Definition of Scomberomorus
1. Noun. Spanish mackerels.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Scombridae, Scombridae
Member holonyms: Spanish Mackerel, Cavalla, Cero, King Mackerel, Scomberomorus Cavalla, Scomberomorus Maculatus, Cero, Kingfish, Pintado, Scomberomorus Regalis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scomberomorus
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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