Escolar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Escolar is a noun meaning Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, one of the snake mackerels.
Meaning
Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, one of the snake mackerels.
More Meanings
- Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish.
- Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).
Example Sentences
And Oceana's study revealed that 94 per cent of “white tuna” was not tuna at all, but escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum). Consumption of more than 100 grams or so of this species causes severe diarrhoea.
Word Forms
- escolars
Synonyms for escolar
Depending on context, synonyms include butterfish.
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