Definition of carangid

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ca·ran·gid    (k-rnjd, -rnggd) KEY 

NOUN:

Any of a large family (Carangidae) of marine food and game fishes, such as the jacks and pompanos.

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ETYMOLOGY:
From New Latin Carangidae, family name, from French carangue, mackerel, from Spanish caranga, perhaps ultimately from Latin cancer, crab

OTHER FORMS:
ca·rangid(Adjective)