horse-mackerel
11horse mackerel — Saurel Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …
12horse mackerel — Bluefish Blue fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A large voracious fish ({Pomatomus saitatrix}), of the family {Carangid[ae]}, valued as a food fish, and widely distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and Rhode Island coast it is called the… …
13horse mackerel — horse′ mack erel n. 1) ich bluefin tuna 2) ich jack mackerel …
14horse mackerel — noun 1. largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics • Syn: ↑bluefin, ↑bluefin tuna, ↑Thunnus thynnus • Hypernyms: ↑tuna, ↑tunny • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
15horse mackerel — noun Date: circa 1705 1. any of various large carangid food fishes; especially jack mackerel 2. bluefin tuna …
16horse mackerel — 1. See bluefin tuna. 2. See jack mackerel. [1695 1705] * * * …
17horse mackerel — noun a large fish; variously the Australian bonito (), the pilot fish (), or the jack mackerel (genus ) …
18horse mackerel — California edible fish; largest tuna that weighs up to 1500 pounds (680.389 kilos) …
19horse mackerel — noun a shoaling edible fish of the eastern Atlantic. [Trachurus trachurus.] …
20horse-mackerel — n. 1. Bonito, albicore (Thynnus vulgaris). 2. Bluefish (Temnodon saltator) …