[ noun ] large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters <noun.animal>
Pintado \Pin*ta"do\, n.; pl. {Pintados}. [Sp., painted, fr. pintar to paint.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any bird of the genus {Numida}. Several species are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl, the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best known. See {Guinea fowl}, under {Guinea}.
2. A fish ({Scomberomorus regalis}) similar to, but larger than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots, common about Florida and the West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]