scombroid
IPA: skˈoʊmbrɔɪd
noun
- (countable) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
- (uncountable) A form of food poisoning caused by spoiled fish.
adjective
- Pertaining to mackerel.
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Examples of "scombroid" in Sentences
- High levels of histamine can cause an allergic reaction called scombroid poisoning.
- The customers are believed to have been stricken by a form of food poisoning known as scombroid, which occurs when there is a high level of histamine in raw or uncooked fish, said Mr. Karasick.
- And what better way is there to insult the scombroid landlord (resembling a mackerel) or that tumbrel of a brother-in-law (a person who is drunk to the point of vomiting) than by calling him by his rightful name?
- Certain living marine animals - the speedy, open-water dolphins, lamnid sharks [Great white and relatives] and scombroid fishes [the tuna-mackerel group] - possess the ichthyosaur body shape and surely move in an ichthyosaur-like way.
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