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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Cero \Ce"ro\, noun [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.] (Zo["o]l.) A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the genus {Scomberomorus}. Two species are found in the West Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United States, -- the common cero ({Scomberomorus caballa}), called also {kingfish}, and spotted, or king, cero ({Scomberomorus regalis}). From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters [syn: {pintado}, {kingfish}, {Scomberomorus regalis}] 2: large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil [syn: {king mackerel}, {cavalla}, {Scomberomorus cavalla}] |
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