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ce·ro
(sîr′ō, sĕr′ō)n. pl. ce·ros or cero
An edible fish (Scomberomorus regalis) of western Atlantic waters, having silvery sides and a dark-blue back.
[Alteration of Spanish sierra, saw, fish of the genus Scomberomorus (from the two lines of small fins, resembling the teeth of a saw, that run between the fish's dorsal and anal fins and its tail ); see sierra.]
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cero
(ˈsɪərəʊ; ˈsɪrəʊ)n, pl -ro or -ros
1. (Animals) a large spiny-finned food fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of warm American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc)
2. (Animals) any similar or related fish
[C19: from Spanish: saw, sawfish, altered spelling of sierra]
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ce•ro
(ˈsɪər oʊ)n., pl. (esp. collectively) -ro, (esp. for kinds or species) -ros.
2. any of various related fishes.
[1880–85, Amer.; alter. of sierra]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States |
2. | ![]() genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus |
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