Pin·ta·do n.; pl. Pintados
 1. Zool. Any bird of the genus Numida. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See Guinea fowl, under Guinea.
 2. A fish (Scomberomorus regalis) similar to, but larger than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots, common about Florida and the West Indies.
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 pintado
      n : large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal
          Atlantic waters [syn: cero, kingfish, Scomberomorus
          regalis]