mackerels

Variant of mackerel

noun pl. mackerel or mackerels

any of various scombroid fishes; esp., an edible fish (Scomber scombrus) of the North Atlantic, that has a greenish, blue-striped back and a silvery belly

Origin: ME makerel < OFr maquerel < ?

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