escolar en · NOUN
Etymology
From Spanish escolar, because of a resemblance of the rings around the eyes to a scholar's spectacles. Doublet of scholar. ]
Meanings
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Any member of the species Lepidocybium flavobrunneum of snake mackerels.
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.
2013 February 20, Helen Thomson, “News Focus: Meat Scandal: What's On Your Plate?”, in New Scientist, volume 217, number 2904, page 7:
- Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish.
- Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| escolars | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
snake mackerel (perciform fish) · walu (perciform fish) · waloo (perciform fish) · ex-lax fish (perciform fish) · white tuna (perciform fish) · super white tuna (perciform fish) · laxative of the sea (perciform fish) · butterfish (perciform fish)
Translations (7)
fr escolier (Perciform fish) · bg деликатесна скумрия (Perciform fish) · de Escolar (Perciform fish) · ca escolar negre (Perciform fish) · cmn 鱗鯖 /鳞鲭 (Perciform fish) · mkj jehkanpik (Perciform fish) · cmn 蛇鯖 /蛇鲭 (Perciform fish)