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mackerel

Pronunciation: /ˈmak(ə)r(ə)l/

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Definition of mackerel

noun (plural same or mackerels)

a predatory marine fish with a greenish-blue back, important as a food fish.
- Scomber and other genera, family Scombridae (the mackerel family): many species, in particular the North Atlantic mackerel (S. scombrus)