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horse mackerel

horse mackerel

noun

  1. Sometimes called (US): saurelAlso called: scada mackerel-like carangid fish, Trachurus of European Atlantic waters, with a row of bony scales along the lateral line

  2. any of various large tunnies or related fishes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of horse mackerel1

First recorded in 1695–1705

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