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noun
Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially Trachurus trachurus, of Europe and America, and Trachurus picturatus of California; the skipjack, scad or horse mackerel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a California food fish
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: horse mackerel, jack mackerel, Spanish mackerel, Trachurus symmetricus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scad
noun
large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scad
History
From French French saurel (“jack mackerel”), from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “horse mackerel”). Compare Spanish jurel.
