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noun
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Origin of horse mackerel
First recorded in 1695–1705
Words nearby horse mackerel
horsehide, horse latitudes, horselaugh, horseleech, horseless carriage, horse mackerel, horseman, horsemanship, horse marine, horsemint, horse mule
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British Dictionary definitions for horse mackerel
horse mackerel
noun
Also called: scad a mackerel-like carangid fish, Trachurus of European Atlantic waters, with a row of bony scales along the lateral lineSometimes called (US): saurel
any of various large tunnies or related fishes
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