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Selar

Selar

9.9
A small tropical fish with big eyes that lives in warm seas
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The fisherman caught several selar during his trip to the reef.

Examples

  • In the tropical waters of the Caribbean, selar can often be seen swimming in schools.

  • The chef recommended using selar for the ceviche because of its fresh flavor.

  • "Selar... does it matter whether it was one monster, two, or twenty?

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

Selar crumenophthalmus
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  • Specialized
9.9

A small fish used as bait in coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean

is found across warm ocean waters rather than limited to Atlantic coasts

Surface Forms

selar singular
selars plural

Etymology

Selar comes from Malay and Indonesian, where selar is the local name for 'a kind of scad' fish. So English kept that local name for the big-eyed scad found in warm seas, which makes it easy to remember when you see it at a coastal market.