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horse mackerel
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horse mackerel
(gcide) | Saurel \Sau"rel\, n. (Zool.)
Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially
Trachurus trachurus, or Trachurus saurus, of Europe and
America, and Trachurus picturatus of California. Called
also skipjack, and horse mackerel.
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horse mackerel
(gcide) | Jurel \Ju"rel\, n. (Zool.)
A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
(Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is
valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, {horse
crevall['e]}, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, {yellow
mackerel}, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other
species of Caranx (as Caranx fallax) are also sometimes
called jurel. Juridic |
Horse mackerel
(gcide) | Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.
macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in
allusion to the markings on the fish. See Mail armor.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the genus Scomber of the family
Scombridae, and of several related genera. They are finely
formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are
highly prized for food.
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Note: The common mackerel (Scomber scombrus), which
inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of
the most important food fishes. It is mottled with
green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus
maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with
bright yellow circular spots.
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Bull mackerel, Chub mackerel. (Zool.) See under Chub.
Frigate mackerel. See under Frigate.
Horse mackerel . See under Horse.
Mackerel bird (Zool.), the wryneck; -- so called because it
arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in
season.
Mackerel cock (Zool.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called
because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the
east coast of Ireland.
Mackerel guide. (Zool.) See Garfish
(a) .
Mackerel gull (Zool.) any one of several species of gull
which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.
Mackerel midge (Zool.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of
the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long
and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now
considered the young of the genus Onos, or Motella.
Mackerel plow, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean
mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.
Mackerel shark (Zool.), the porbeagle.
Mackerel sky, or Mackerel-back sky, a sky flecked with
small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See Cloud.
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Mackerel sky and mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails. --Old Rhyme.
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horse mackerel
(gcide) | Tuna \Tu"na\, n. [Cf. Tunny.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes
belonging to the mackerel family Scombridae, especially
the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, formerly {Orcynus
thynnus} or Albacora thynnus), called also the {common
tunny} or great tunny, a native of the Mediterranean Sea
and of temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes
weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is caught
commercially in large quantity for use as food; -- also
called, especially in Britain, tunny. It is also one of
the favorite fishes used by the Japanese in preparing
sushi. On the American coast, especially in New England,
it is sometimes called the horse mackerel. Another
well-known species is the yellowfin tuna ({Thunnus
albacares}) of warm seas. the See Illust. of {Horse
mackerel}, under Horse.
Note: The little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata) of the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned
tunny, or albacore (Thunnus alalunga) (see
Albacore), are related species of smaller size.
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2. The bonito, 2.
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3. the meat of the tuna, used as food; -- also called {tuna
fish}.
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horse mackerel
(gcide) | Tunny \Tun"ny\ (t[u^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. Tunnies. [L. thunnus,
thynnus, Gr. qy`nnos, qy^nos: cf. It. tonno, F. & Pr. thon.]
(Zool.)
The chiefly British equivalent of tuna; any one of several
species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel
family, especially the common or great tunny ({Thunnus
thynnus} syn. Albacora thynnus, formerly Orcynus thynnus)
native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It
sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is
extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American
coast it is called horse mackerel. See Illust. of {Horse
mackerel}, under Horse. [Written also thynny.]
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Note: The little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata) of the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned
tunny, or albicore (Thunnus alalunga, see
Albacore), are related species of smaller size.
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horse mackerel
(gcide) | Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zool.)
A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family
(Scombridae), esp. Thunnus alalunga (formerly {Orcynus
alalonga}); it is a type of tuna or tunny. The name has been
also applied to a larger related species, Thunnus thynnus
(formerly Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and
Atlantic, which is called in New England the {horse
mackerel}. [formerly spelled albicore.]
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horse mackerel
(gcide) | Bluefish \Blue"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
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 horse mackerel, in
Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
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2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the
family Labrid[ae].
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Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
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horse mackerel
(wn) | horse mackerel
n 1: largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas:
feed in polar regions but breed in tropics [syn: bluefin,
bluefin tuna, horse mackerel, Thunnus thynnus]
2: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters
of Europe [syn: horse mackerel, saurel, {Trachurus
trachurus}]
3: a California food fish [syn: horse mackerel, {jack
mackerel}, Spanish mackerel, saurel, {Trachurus
symmetricus}] |
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Horse mackerel
(gcide) | Saurel \Sau"rel\, n. (Zool.)
Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially
Trachurus trachurus, or Trachurus saurus, of Europe and
America, and Trachurus picturatus of California. Called
also skipjack, and horse mackerel.
[1913 Webster]Jurel \Ju"rel\, n. (Zool.)
A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
(Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is
valued as a food fish; -- called also hardtail, {horse
crevall['e]}, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, {yellow
mackerel}, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other
species of Caranx (as Caranx fallax) are also sometimes
called jurel. JuridicMackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.
macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in
allusion to the markings on the fish. See Mail armor.]
(Zool.)
Any species of the genus Scomber of the family
Scombridae, and of several related genera. They are finely
formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are
highly prized for food.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common mackerel (Scomber scombrus), which
inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of
the most important food fishes. It is mottled with
green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus
maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with
bright yellow circular spots.
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Bull mackerel, Chub mackerel. (Zool.) See under Chub.
Frigate mackerel. See under Frigate.
Horse mackerel . See under Horse.
Mackerel bird (Zool.), the wryneck; -- so called because it
arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in
season.
Mackerel cock (Zool.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called
because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the
east coast of Ireland.
Mackerel guide. (Zool.) See Garfish
(a) .
Mackerel gull (Zool.) any one of several species of gull
which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.
Mackerel midge (Zool.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of
the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long
and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now
considered the young of the genus Onos, or Motella.
Mackerel plow, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean
mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.
Mackerel shark (Zool.), the porbeagle.
Mackerel sky, or Mackerel-back sky, a sky flecked with
small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See Cloud.
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Mackerel sky and mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails. --Old Rhyme.
[1913 Webster] mackerel scadTuna \Tu"na\, n. [Cf. Tunny.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes
belonging to the mackerel family Scombridae, especially
the bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, formerly {Orcynus
thynnus} or Albacora thynnus), called also the {common
tunny} or great tunny, a native of the Mediterranean Sea
and of temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes
weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is caught
commercially in large quantity for use as food; -- also
called, especially in Britain, tunny. It is also one of
the favorite fishes used by the Japanese in preparing
sushi. On the American coast, especially in New England,
it is sometimes called the horse mackerel. Another
well-known species is the yellowfin tuna ({Thunnus
albacares}) of warm seas. the See Illust. of {Horse
mackerel}, under Horse.
Note: The little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata) of the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned
tunny, or albacore (Thunnus alalunga) (see
Albacore), are related species of smaller size.
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2. The bonito, 2.
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3. the meat of the tuna, used as food; -- also called {tuna
fish}.
[PJC]Tunny \Tun"ny\ (t[u^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. Tunnies. [L. thunnus,
thynnus, Gr. qy`nnos, qy^nos: cf. It. tonno, F. & Pr. thon.]
(Zool.)
The chiefly British equivalent of tuna; any one of several
species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel
family, especially the common or great tunny ({Thunnus
thynnus} syn. Albacora thynnus, formerly Orcynus thynnus)
native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It
sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is
extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American
coast it is called horse mackerel. See Illust. of {Horse
mackerel}, under Horse. [Written also thynny.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: The little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata) of the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned
tunny, or albicore (Thunnus alalunga, see
Albacore), are related species of smaller size.
[1913 Webster]Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zool.)
A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family
(Scombridae), esp. Thunnus alalunga (formerly {Orcynus
alalonga}); it is a type of tuna or tunny. The name has been
also applied to a larger related species, Thunnus thynnus
(formerly Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and
Atlantic, which is called in New England the {horse
mackerel}. [formerly spelled albicore.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]Bluefish \Blue"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
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 horse mackerel, in
Virginia saltwater tailor, or skipjack.
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2. A West Indian fish (Platyglossus radiatus), of the
family Labrid[ae].
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;
as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.
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