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mackerel definition

mack·erel (mak′ər əl, mak′rəl)

noun pl. mackerel -·el or mackerels -·els

any of various scombroid fishes; esp., an edible fish (Scomber scombrus) of the North Atlantic, that has a greenish, blue-striped back and a silvery belly

Etymology: ME makerel < OFr maquerel < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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