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Carangoid

Carangoid
Carangoid Ca*ran"goid, a. [Caranx + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the {Carangid[ae]}, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish, and the pilot fish. [1913 Webster] ||

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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  • carangoid — /keuh rang goyd/, adj. 1. resembling a fish of the family Carangidae; carangid. n. 2. a carangoid fish. [1860 65; < NL Carang (s. of Caranx) genus name, a pseudo Gk form + OID] * * * …   Universalium

  • Caranx hippos — Cavally Ca*val ly, n. [Cf. Pg. cavalla a kind of fish; Sp. caballa; prob. fr. Pg. cavallo horse, Sp. caballa.] (Zo[ o]l.) A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast ({Caranx hippos}): called also {horse crevall[ e]}. Note: [See Illust. under… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cavally — Ca*val ly, n. [Cf. Pg. cavalla a kind of fish; Sp. caballa; prob. fr. Pg. cavallo horse, Sp. caballa.] (Zo[ o]l.) A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast ({Caranx hippos}): called also {horse crevall[ e]}. Note: [See Illust. under {Carangoid}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • horse crevall'e — Cavally Ca*val ly, n. [Cf. Pg. cavalla a kind of fish; Sp. caballa; prob. fr. Pg. cavallo horse, Sp. caballa.] (Zo[ o]l.) A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast ({Caranx hippos}): called also {horse crevall[ e]}. Note: [See Illust. under… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • USS Pompano (SS-491) — USS Pompano (SS 491), a Tench class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pompano, a marine carangoid living in the southern Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico coasts of North America. Her construction by… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Pilotfish (SS-386) — USS Pilotfish (SS 386), a Balao class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the pilotfish, a carangoid fish, often seen in warm latitudes in company with sharks. Pilotfish was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Kittery …   Wikipedia

  • USS Pompano — Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Pompano , named for the pompano, one of the best of food fishes, a marine carangoid living in the southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.* The first, Pompano (SS 181), was a… …   Wikipedia

  • African pompano — (adult) and juvenile (bottom) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Winchester in the American Civil War — The city of Winchester, Virginia, and the surrounding area were the site of numerous fights during the American Civil War as both contending armies strove to control that portion of the Shenandoah Valley.BackgroundJohn Brown s RaidTies between… …   Wikipedia

  • carangid — /keuh ran jid/, n. 1. any of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Carangidae. [1885 90; < NL Carangidae, equiv. to Carang (s. of Caranx a… …   Universalium