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round scad

round scad

9.3
A small long thin fish that lives near coasts in the western Atlantic
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : pez scad
  • Fishermen caught a large shoal of round scad near the coral reef.

Examples

  • Grilled round scad is a popular dish in some Caribbean cuisines.

  • The biology class studied the habitat of the round scad during their field trip.

  • The round scad is popular among local fishermen.

  • Can you identify a round scad in this picture?

  • Fishermen caught a large shoal of round scad near the coral reef.

  • Grilled round scad is a popular dish in some Caribbean cuisines.

  • The biology class studied the habitat of the round scad during their field trip.

Synonyms

scad
vsround scad
  • Specialized
6 9.9

A fish with a slim shiny body that lives in warm seas and often swims in schools

names a particular coastal species in the western Atlantic rather than any family member
Decapterus punctatus
vsround scad
  • Specialized
9.9

A small fish with a long body that lives in the western Atlantic

is the common name used for that species in coastal waters
cigarfish
vsround scad
  • US
9.9

A small thin fish with a long body thicker in the middle, often near reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean

specifies membership in the Carangidae family and coastal occurrence

Surface Forms

round scad singular
round scads plural

Morphology

round + scad

The phrase is a simple adjective + noun composition: 'round' describes the shape of the 'scad', so a learner who knows 'scad' as a type of fish and 'round' will infer it denotes a scad that is rounded or has a rounded body. Although it is a species name, the meaning is transparently built from its constituents and follows a common cross-linguistic noun-modifier pattern.

Etymology

Round scad is a name made from round, for the fish's shape, and scad, an old fishing word for a 'small, fast fish'. So round scad simply means the small, round-bodied fish that people catch near the coast.