mackerel
playSimple Definition of mackerel
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: a large fish that lives in the northern Atlantic Ocean and is often eaten as food
Full Definition of mackerel
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1 : a scombroid fish (Scomber scombrus of the family Scombridae) of the North Atlantic that is green above with dark blue bars and silvery below and is a commercially important food fish
2 : any of various fishes (as the wahoo and king mackerel) in the same family as the mackerel especially when distinguished from the related bonito or tuna by a comparatively smaller size
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Origin and Etymology of mackerel
Middle English makerel, from Anglo-French
First Known Use: 14th century
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mackerel
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mackerel
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: a fish of the North Atlantic that is green above with blue bars and silvery below and is often used as food
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