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mackerel

8 entries found.



Main Entry:
mack·er·el Listen to the pronunciation of mackerel
Pronunciation:
\ˈma-k(ə-)rəl\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural mackerel or mackerels
Etymology:
Middle English makerel, from Anglo-French
Date:
14th century
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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