Mackerel word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "mackerel" word
[noun] flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
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\Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food. Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots. {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo["o]l.) See under {Chub}. {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}. {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}. {Mackerel bird} (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. {Mackerel cock} (Zo["o]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. {Mackerel guide}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Garfish}
(a) . {Mackerel gull} (Zo["o]l.) any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. {Mackerel midge} (Zo["o]l.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}. {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight. {Mackerel shark} (Zo["o]l.), the porbeagle. {Mackerel sky}, or {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}. Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails. --Old Rhyme.
See also: Acanthocybium solandri | chub mackerel | common mackerel | common mackerel | family Scombridae | saltwater fish | Scomber colias | Scomber japonicus | Scomber scombrus | Scomber scombrus | Scombridae | scombroid | scombroid fish | shiner | shiner | smoked mackerel | Spanish mackerel | Spanish mackerel | tinker | wahoo |
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Let's analyse "mackerel" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LEREKCAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 2225 milliseconds. [info]
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mackerel: 1 + 5 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven. |
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