frigate mackerel
noun
a small, blue-green, black-striped fish, Auxis thazard, abundant in tropical seas, having dark, oily flesh that is sometimes used as food.
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Origin of frigate mackerel
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby frigate mackerel
frieze, friezing, frig, frigate, frigate bird, frigate mackerel, Frigg, frigging, fright, frighten, frightened
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