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Noun: mackerel (mackerel,mackerels)  ma-k(u-)rul
  1. Flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
     
  2. Any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

Derived forms: mackerel, mackerels

Type of: saltwater fish, scombroid, scombroid fish

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

Encyclopedia: Mackerel