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scad

scad [ skad ] (plural scad or scads)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fish with long body: a fish with a long body and sharp bony plates on either side of the narrow point of the tail. Native to: tropical and subtropical seas.  Family Caringidae.

2. fish 
Same as  horse mackerel


[Early 17th century. Origin ?]
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