Scomber

See also: scomber

Translingual

Etymology

Latin scomber (“mackerel”), from Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros).

Proper noun

Scomber m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scombridae – certain of the true mackerels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class;- infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Scombriformes - order; Scombridae - family; Scombrinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Scomber scombrus (Atlantic mackerel) - type species; Scomber japonicus (chub mackerel), Scomber australasicus (blue mackerel), Scomber colias (Atlantic chub mackerel); Scomber indicus (Indian chub mackerel) - other species

References

• Scomber on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scomber on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scomber on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons