[mod.L.; in F. carangue.] A genus of fishes of the family Scomberidæ. C. Trachurus is the Scad or Horse-mackerel.
1836. Penny Cycl., VI. 278/2.
1854. Badham, Halieut., 227. At Rome
during Lent
this caranx is often seen, heard, and smelt, sputtering in rancid grease.