cero-

(word root) wax

Examples of words with the root cero-: cerography

ce·ro

(sîr′ō, sĕr′ō)

n. pl. ce·ros or cero

An edible fish (Scomberomorus regalis) of western Atlantic waters, having silvery sides and a dark-blue back.

[Alteration of Spanish sierra, saw, fish of the genus Scomberomorus (from the two lines of small fins, resembling the teeth of a saw, that run between the fish's dorsal and anal fins and its tail ); see sierra.]

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cero

(ˈsɪərəʊ; ˈsɪrəʊ)

n, pl -ro or -ros

1. (Animals) a large spiny-finned food fish, Scomberomorus regalis, of warm American coastal regions of the Atlantic: family Scombridae (mackerels, tunnies, etc)

2. (Animals) any similar or related fish

[C19: from Spanish: saw, sawfish, altered spelling of sierra]

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ce•ro

(ˈsɪər oʊ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -ro, (esp. for kinds or species) -ros.

1. king mackerel.

2. any of various related fishes.

[1880–85, Amer.; alter. of sierra]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	cero - large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters pintado, Scomberomorus regalis, kingfish genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus kingfish - the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States
	2.	cero - large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil cavalla, king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus - Spanish mackerels Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus