WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ca•ran•gid
(kə ran′jid),USA pronunciation n.
adj.
- Fishany of numerous fishes of the family Carangidae, comprising the jacks, scads, pompanos, and cavallas.
adj.
- Fishbelonging or pertaining to the family Carangidae.
- Neo-Latin Carangidae, equivalent. to Carang- (stem of Caranx a genus; see carangoid) + -idae -id2
- 1885–90
'carangid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amberjack
- bigeye scad
- blue runner
- bumper
- carangoid
- cavalla
- horse mackerel
- jack
- jurel
- leatherjacket
- look-down
- pilot fish
- pompano
- scad
- yellow jack
- yellowtail kingfish