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carangid

carangid

9.9
A sea fish from a group that includes jacks and pompanos found in warm seas
  • noun
  • /kəˈræŋɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carángido
  • In tropical waters, carangids like jacks and trevallies are commonly caught by fishermen.

Examples

  • Forty percent of the 1988 artisanal catch consisted of jacks (carangids), 9 percent were jobfish, and 7 percent were Indian mackerel (Table 4).

    Academic text (1990)

  • Windward fisheries include several estuarine species, such as mullet, crabs, carangids, octopus, sardines, and anchovies.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Many divers enjoy observing carangids in their natural habitat while exploring coral reefs.

  • For dinner, we prepared grilled carangid, which was delicious and flaky.

Synonyms

jack
vscarangid
1 8.3

A fast sea fish often caught for food

covers the broader family as a whole rather than one active species
carangid fish
vscarangid
  • Specialized
9.4

A sea fish like a jack that has a fast, thin body and a forked tail

is the single-word scientific family name rather than a descriptive phrase
jackfish
vscarangid
  • US
7.1

A sea fish like a trevally that lives near the coast

refers to the entire family not only coastal or local common types

Compounds

carangid fish
  • Specialized
9.4

A sea fish like a jack that has a fast, thin body and a forked tail

Surface Forms

carangid singular
carangids plural

Morphology

carangid = Carangidae (opaque) = carang + id

Derived from the zoological family name using the taxonomic suffix '-id', which is specialized vocabulary unlikely to be inferable by general learners.

Etymology

Carangid comes from the family name Carangidae, which is from the fish group name Caranx, the jacks, pompanos and trevallies. So a carangid is simply a fish 'from that family', a fast, strong sea fish found in warm seas.