Pronunciation : Scad
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gael. & ir. sgadan a herring.] (Zo?l.) (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. S
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913