jack mackerel
noun
a mackerellike food fish, Trachurus symmetricus, of Pacific coastal waters of the United States.
Origin of jack mackerel
1An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
- Also called horse mackerel .
Words Nearby jack mackerel
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