What does "carangid" mean?

Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.

What is a synonym for "carangid"?

Common synonyms include: carangid fish, carangid fish.

Carangid

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Any fish belonging to the family Carangidae, the jackfish.
"The total catch in 1976 was probably about 3.5 million tons and was mainly composed of pelagic species such as sardines, mackerels and various carangids."
2
a percoid fish of the family Carangidae wordnet

Adjective

1
of or relating to fish of the family Carangidae wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

carangid fish carangid fish

Example

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"The total catch in 1976 was probably about 3.5 million tons and was mainly composed of pelagic species such as sardines, mackerels and various carangids."

Etymology

From Caranx + -id.

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