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Definition of Carangid
1. Adjective. Of or relating to fish of the family Carangidae.
2. Noun. A percoid fish of the family Carangidae.
Generic synonyms: Percoid, Percoid Fish, Percoidean
Group relationships: Carangidae, Family Carangidae
Specialized synonyms: Jack, Atlantic Moonfish, Dollarfish, Horse-head, Horsefish, Horsehead, Moonfish, Selene Setapinnis, Pompano, Naucrates Ductor, Pilotfish, Scad
Definition of Carangid
1. Noun. (zoology) Any fish belonging to the Carangidae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carangid
1. a marine fish [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carangid
Literary usage of Carangid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fishes of Zanzibar: Acanthopterygii by Robert Lambert Playfair, Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1866)
"353. T4 C A3 Zanzibar. Island of Pemba. Eed Sea to Polynesia. 188. Family carangid^.
[195, 232.] [368.] [668.] CARANX, Cuv. ..."
2. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature by London International Fisheries Exhibition (1884)
"carangid^:. This important family supplies us with large quantities of delicious
food-fishes, many of which, from their large size, are not so appreciated ..."
3. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States: Including by David Starr Jordan (1904)
"carangid.*:, 56. MM. Caudal peduncle stout, the fin little forked. ... carangid.E,
50. RR. Tail not keeled. <S. Dorsal fin very long, without distinct ..."
4. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1883)
"P. Anal preceded by 2 free spines carangid^E, 75. PP. ... carangid^E, 75. QQ.
Lateral line unarmed. R. Throat with 2 long barbels (placed just behind chin) ..."
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