common mackerel

/ˌkɑmən ˌmækərəl/
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Definitions of common mackerel
  1. noun
    important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
    synonyms: Scomber scombrus, shiner
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    type of:
    mackerel
    any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
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