mackerel
/ˈmækərəl/noun
(复同单, 或mackerels)
1- a migratory surface-dwelling predatory fish, commercially important as a food fish鲭, 鲐, 马鲛鱼。
1.1
- 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.鲭属及其他属, 鲭科, 众多种, 尤指大西洋鲭(拉丁名 S. scombrus)。鲭科鱼类, 包括鲭类鱼, 是高速游动的捕食海鱼的动物, 是人们喜欢的可捕捉鱼类。
词源
Middle English: from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin.