mackerel
English Thesaurus
1. any of various fishes of the family Scombridae (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | scombroid, scombroid fish, |
definition | : | important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | common mackerel, scomber scombrus, shiner, |
definition | : | important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | spanish mackerel, |
definition | : | any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus (noun.animal) |
2. flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish (noun.food)
hypernym | : | saltwater fish, |
definition | : | flesh of fish from the sea used as food (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | spanish mackerel, |
definition | : | flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America (noun.food) |
part meronym | : | common mackerel, scomber scombrus, shiner, |
definition | : | important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales (noun.animal) |
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