单词 | mackerel |
释义 | mackerel /mak"euhr euhl, mak"reuhl/, n. , pl. (esp. collectively) mackerel, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) mackerels. 1. a food fish, Scomber scombrus, of the North Atlantic, having wavy cross markings on the back. 2. See Spanish mackerel. 3. any of various similar fishes, as the Atka mackerel. [1250-1300; ME < OF, perh. same word as MF maquerel pimp < MD makelare broker (by metathesis), equiv. to makel(en) to bring together + -are -ER1] |
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