Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Scad \Scad\, n. [Gael. & Ir. sgadan a herring.] (Zo["o]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}. See
{Goggler}.
(c) The friar skate. [Scot.]
(d) The cigar fish, or round robin.
Goggler \Gog"gler\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A carangoid oceanic fish ({Trachurops crumenophthalmus}),
having very large and prominent eyes; -- called also
{goggle-eye}, {big-eyed scad}, and {cicharra}.
Source : WordNet®
big-eyed scad
n : of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait [syn: {bigeye
scad}, {goggle-eye}, {Selar crumenophthalmus}]