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mack·er·el
(măk′ər-əl, măk′rəl)n. pl. mackerel or mack·er·els
1. Any of various marine fishes of the family Scombridae, especially Scomber scombrus of the North Atlantic Ocean, a predatory food fish having dark wavy bars on the back and a silvery belly.
2. Any of various similar fishes, such as the horse mackerels.
[Middle English makerel, from Old French maquerel.]
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mackerel
(ˈmækrəl)n, pl -rel or -rels
1. (Animals) a spiny-finned food fish, Scomber scombrus, occurring in northern coastal regions of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean: family Scombridae. It has a deeply forked tail and a greenish-blue body marked with wavy dark bands on the back. Compare Spanish mackerel1
2. (Animals) any of various other fishes of the family Scombridae, such as Scomber colias (Spanish mackerel) and S. japonicus (Pacific mackerel)
[C13: from Anglo-French, from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin]
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mack•er•el
(ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl)n., pl. (esp. collectively) -el, (esp. for kinds or species) -els.
1. any of various scombrid fishes, esp. a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the N Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
[1250–1300; Middle English ma(c)kerel(l) < Old French, perhaps same word as Middle French maquerel pimp]
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Noun | 1. | mackerel - flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish common mackerel, Scomber scombrus, shiner - important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food Spanish mackerel - flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America smoked mackerel - mackerel cured by smoking |
2. | mackerel - any of various fishes of the family Scombridae scombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters family Scombridae, Scombridae - marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna common mackerel, Scomber scombrus, shiner - important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales Scomber colias, Spanish mackerel - medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Acanthocybium solandri, wahoo - large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus |
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Translations
إسْقُمْرِيّالأسْقُمْري: سَمك بَحْريلَحْم سَمَك الأسْقُمْري
скумрия
makrela
makrel
makrilli
skuša
makréla
makríll
サバ鯖
고등어
scomber
skumbrė
makreleskumbrija
macrou
makrela
skuša
skušaскуша
makrill
ปลาแม็กเคอเรล
скумбрія
cá thu
mackerel
[ˈmækrəl]A. N (mackerel or mackerels (pl)) → caballa f
B. CPD mackerel sky N → cielo m aborregado
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mackerel
n → Makrele f
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mackerel
(ˈmӕkrəl) – plurals ˈmackerel ~ˈmackerels – noun1. a type of edible sea-fish, bluish green with wavy markings. They are fishing for mackerel; two mackerels.
2. its flesh as food. fried mackerel.
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mackerel
→ إسْقُمْرِيّ makrela makrel Makrele σκουμπρί caballa makrilli maquereau skuša sgombro サバ 고등어 makreel makrell makrela cavala скумбрия makrill ปลาแม็กเคอเรล uskumru cá thu 鲭Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009