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Definition of Mackerels
1. mackerel [n] - See also: mackerel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mackerels
Literary usage of Mackerels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"We may place in a single suborder the various groups ' of fishes which cluster
about the perches, and the mackerels. The group is not easily definable and ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... built with the fine lines of the mackerel and the strength of the salmon.
It is a near relative of the pompanos and horse-mackerels (family ..."
3. The Natural History of Prince Edward Island by Francis Bain (1890)
"... OR mackerels. The Mackerel is distinguished by its beautifully clouded smooth
skin, and broad-spreading, strong tail fin. The hinder parts of the dorsal ..."