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单词 jack mackerel
释义

jack mackerel

noun

: any of several medium to large food and sport fishes (genus Trachurus): such as
a
: a fish of the northern Pacific Ocean (Trachurus symmetricus) that is iridescent green or bluish above and silvery below
b
: a fish of the southern Pacific Ocean (Trachurus murphyi) that was formerly considered a subspecies (T. symmetricus murphyi) of the northern Pacific jack mackerel
c
: a fish (Trachurus novaezelandiae) of Australian and New Zealand waters that has a yellow tail fin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In the northern Pacific, for example, the preferred habitat of two commercial species, jack mackerel and canary rockfish, could nearly double in size. David Malakoff, Science | AAAS, 16 May 2018 In their place were warmer water fish like jack mackerel and pompano, and a small plankton-eating creature called a pyrozome. Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, 17 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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