cero

/ˈsɪroʊ/
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Other forms: ceros

Definitions of cero
  1. noun
    large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
    synonyms: Scomberomorus cavalla, cavalla, king mackerel
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    type of:
    Spanish mackerel
    any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
  2. noun
    large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters
    synonyms: Scomberomorus regalis, kingfish, pintado
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    type of:
    Spanish mackerel
    any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
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