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king mackerel vs. mackerel

noun

  1. a game fish, Scomberomorus cavalla, found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

noun

plural

mackerel 
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plural

mackerels .
  1. a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back.

  2. Spanish mackerel.

  3. any of various similar fishes, as the Atka mackerel.