mackerel
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mackerel/ˈmakrəl/
▶noun (pl. same or mackerels) a surface-dwelling marine fish with a greenish-blue back, important as a food fish. [Scomber scombrus (N. Atlantic) and other species.]
– origin ME: from OFr. maquerel, of unknown origin.
'mackerel' also found in these Oxford entries:
game fish
- horse mackerel
- kingfish
- mackerel shark
- mackerel sky
- red fish
- saury
- scad
- snake mackerel
- Spanish mackerel
- sprat
- trevally
- wahoo
