Definitions
large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes
Word origin
From Spanish escolar, because of a resemblance of the rings around the eyes to a scholar's spectacles. Doublet of scholar.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Oily mackerel”7 letters
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