mackerel

noun

mack·er·el | \ ˈma-k(ə-)rəl

plural mackerel or mackerels

Definition of mackerel

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 (such 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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Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, a slab of Boston mackerel, adorned with a tassel of grilled ramps and garlic-chive flowers, was crackly-skinned and deliciously fatty in a way that evoked pork. — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 20 May 2022 As Americans have embraced a world of quality delicacies–ranging from Spanish white anchovies to Korean mackerel to Icelandic cod liver–new online purveyors have joined the fray and veterans have stocked up. — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022 Blackfoot and Silverbar, two sanderlings en route to the Arctic; a mackerel called Scomber; an eel called Anguilla; and so on. — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2021 Tootsie is a 15-year-old mackerel tabby with six toes on all four paws. — cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021 During a grouping of fishes in the mackerel and herring families, Mori-san pointed out the kohada, or gizzard shad. — Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2021 Sushi Yasuda was praised by Michelin for its mackerel, tuna and salmon sashimi. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 2 June 2021 Fishermen cast their lines 30 feet below in search of halibut, perch and mackerel. — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021 Northeast Atlantic mackerel are arriving more frequently, too. — Gloria Dickie, Scientific American, 18 May 2021 See More

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