NOUN | animal | common mackerel, shiner, Scomber scombrus | important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean |
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Meaning | Important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales. | |
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Synonyms | shiner, Scomber scombrus | |
Member of | Scomber, genus Scomber | type genus of the Scombridae |
Parts | mackerel | flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish |
Broader | mackerel | Any of various fishes of the family Scombridae |
Catalan | Scomber scombrus |
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