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Noun: king mackerel  king'ma-k(u-)rul
  1. Large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
    "King mackerel are prized for their size and fighting ability";
    - cavalla, cero, Scomberomorus cavalla

Derived forms: king mackerel

Type of: Spanish mackerel

Part of: genus Scomberomorus, Scomberomorus

Encyclopedia: King mackerel