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escolar

noun es·co·lar \ˌes-kə-ˈlär\
plural escolar or escolars

Definition of ESCOLAR

:  a large widely distributed rough-scaled scombroid fish (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum) that resembles a mackerel
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Origin of ESCOLAR

Spanish, literally, scholar, from Medieval Latin scholaris — more at scholar
First Known Use: circa 1890

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