transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-k(ə-)rəl ]
noun
( plural mackerel or mackerels )
Etymology: Middle English makerel, from Anglo-French
Date: 14th century
1. : a scombroid fish ( Scomber scombrus of the family Scombridae) of the North Atlantic that is green above with dark blue bars and silvery below and is a commercially important food fish
2. : any of various fishes (as the wahoo and king mackerel) in the same family as the mackerel especially when distinguished from the related bonito or tuna by a comparatively smaller size
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