mackerel
noun
a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.
mackerels
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pluralof mackerel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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I stole the idea for the robed mackerels from the so-called decorator crabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2018
Crispy curried rice with pork skin and coconut, and kua kling, a beef shank curry described as brutally spicy are two options, along with adventures like grilled short mackerels with lotus stems in coconut soup.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2017
Aquaculture species that are most affordable, such as carp, are often not as rich in omega-3 fatty acids as are the wild species currently accessible to impoverished communities, such as sardines and mackerels.
From Nature ● Jun. 14, 2016
According to a 2015 World Wildlife Fund report, some 1,200 marine vertebrate species, including fish like mackerels and tunas, declined by nearly half between 1970 and 2012.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2016
The general storekeeper, who was sorting mackerels, straightened up, wiped his briny hands on his apron, and said: 'I expect there's goin' to be a lecture.
From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by C. E. (Clara Elizabeth) Fanning
