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How to pronounce mackerel
IPA transcription: ['mækɚəl]
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Noun
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flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
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any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
Usage examples
- The Sulu and Celebes Seas provide fish such as tuna, mackerel, and sardines.
- As juveniles, chub mackerel feed mainly on zooplankton.
- The taste has been said to be similar to mackerel.
- Chub mackerel, "Scomber japonicus", are the most intensively fished scombroid mackerel.
- Sport fishermen value the fighting abilities of the king mackerel.