noun
small fusiform fish of western Atlantic
• Syn: ↑round scad, ↑quiaquia, ↑Decapterus punctatus
• Hypernyms: ↑scad
• Member Holonyms: ↑Decapterus, ↑genus Decapterus
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\\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ nounEtymology: so called from its shape
Useful english dictionary. 2012.