mackerel

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Main Entry: mack·er·el
Pronunciation: 'ma-k(&-)r&l
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural mackerel or mackerels
Etymology: Middle English makerel, from Anglo-French
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
[mackerel illustration]