Scad n. Zool. (a) A small carangoid fish (Trachurus saurus) abundant on the European coast, and less common on the American. The name is applied also to several allied species. (b) The goggler; -- called also big-eyed scad. See Goggler. (c) The friar skate. [Scot.] (d) The cigar fish, or round robin.
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Gog·gler n. Zool. A carangoid oceanic fish (Trachurops crumenophthalmus), having very large and prominent eyes; -- called also goggle-eye, big-eyed scad, and cicharra.
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big-eyed scad
n : of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn: bigeye
scad, goggle-eye, Selar crumenophthalmus]