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Noun: mackerel (mackerel,mackerels)  ma-k(u-)rul
  1. Any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
    "Mackerel are often canned or smoked for preservation"
     
  2. Flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
    "We grilled fresh mackerel with lemon and herbs"

Derived forms: mackerel, mackerels

Type of: saltwater fish, scombroid, scombroid fish

Part of: common mackerel, family Scombridae, Scomber scombrus, Scombridae, shiner

Encyclopedia: Mackerel