escolar noun. [ɛskǝ'lɑ:r] M19.
[Spanish, lit. 'scholar', orig. with ref. to the dark or black colouring of certain fishes of this family, seen as resembling a robe or gown.]
A member of the family Gempylidae of fast-swimming marine fishes found in warm and tropical seas worldwide, most of which have dark-coloured, elongated bodies and oily flesh.

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