mack·er·el (m k  r-l, mkrl)n. pl. mackerel or mack·er·els 1. Any of several widely distributed marine fishes of the family Scombridae, especially the Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), an important food fish having dark wavy bars on the back and a silvery belly. 2. Any of the smaller fishes of the suborder Scombroidea, such as the Spanish mackerel. 3. Any of various similar fishes. [Middle English makerel, from Old French maquerel.] |
mackerel [ˈmækrəl]
n pl -rel, -rels
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 mackerel [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other fishes of the family Scombridae, such as Scomber colias (Spanish mackerel) and S. japonicus (Pacific mackerel) Compare horse mackerel
[from Anglo-French, from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  mackerel - flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fishcommon 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 Scombridaescombroid, 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 |
Translations
mackerel [ˈmækrəl]
A. N (mackerel or mackerels (pl)) → caballa f
B. CPD mackerel sky N → cielo m aborregado
mackerel
n → Makrele f
n mackerel [ˈmӕkrəl]
1 a type of edible sea-fish, bluish green with wavy markings They are fishing for mackerel; two mackerels. makriel الأسْقُمْري: سَمك بَحْري скумрия makrela makrel die Makrele σκουμπρί caballa makrell نوعی ماهی خوردنی makrilli maquereau מָקָרֶל एक-प्रकार की समुद्री मछली lokarda, skuša makréla nama ikan makríll sgombro さば 고등어 skumbrė makrele; skumbrija sejenis ikan kembung makreel makrell makrela cavala macrou скумбрия makrela skuša skuša makrill ปลาทะเลแมกเคอเรล uskumru (balığı) 鯖魚 скумбрія, макрель سبزی مائل جسم والی خوردنی مچھلی cá thu 鲭鱼
2 its flesh as food fried mackerel. makriel لَحْم سَمَك الأسْقُمْري месо от скумрия makrela makrel die Makrele σκουμπρί caballa makrell گوشت نوعی ماهی makrilli maquereau בְּשָׂר מָקָרֶל मैकरेल, समुद्री मछली जो खाई जाती है और जिसके झुंड के झुंड गर्मियों में तट पर आकर अंडे देते हैं meso skuše makréla nama ikan makríll sgombro さば 고등어 고기 skumbrė makrele; skumbrija sejenis ikan kembung makreel makrell makrela cavala macrou скумбрия makrela skuša meso skuše makrill เนื้อปลาทะเลแมกเคอเรล uskumru (eti) 鯖魚肉 скумбрія, макрель اسی کا گوشت thịt cá thu 鲭鱼肉
mackerel → سمك الماكريل makrela makrel Makrele σκουμπρί caballa makrilli maquereau skuša sgombro サバ 고등어 makreel makrell makrela cavala скумбрия makrill ปลาแม็กเคอเร็ล uskumru cá thu 鲭
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