mackerel — ONAD

mackerel /ˈmak(ə)rəl, ˈmæk(ə)rəl

▸ noun

(plural same or mackerels)

a migratory surface-dwelling predatory fish, commercially important as a food fish.

Scomber and other genera, family Scombridae (the mackerel family): many species, in particular the North Atlantic mackerel (S. scombrus). The members of the mackerel family, which includes the tunas, are fast-moving marine predators and often popular as game fish.

– ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin.