caranx

3 definitions found

caranx - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Carangidae \Carangidae\ n.
     1. large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes allied to
        the mackerels, with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm
        seas; it includes the caranx, American bluefish, and
        the pilot fish.
  
     Syn: family Carangidae.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Caranx \Ca"ranx\ (k[=a]"r[a^][ng]ks), n. (Zool.)
     A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including
     the yellow or golden mackerel.
     [1913 Webster]

caranx - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Caranx
      n 1: type genus of the Carangidae [syn: Caranx, genus Caranx
           ]