Carangidae n 1: large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas [syn: {Carangidae}, {family Carangidae}]
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]