horse_mackerel
1. [ noun ] (zoology) large elongated compressed food fish of European Atlantic waters
Synonyms: Trachurus_trachurus saurel
Related terms: scad
2. [ noun ] (zoology) largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics
Synonyms: bluefin_tuna Thunnus_thynnus bluefin
Related terms: tuna Thunnus bluefin
3. [ noun ] (zoology) a California food fish
Synonyms: Spanish_mackerel saurel Trachurus_symmetricus jack_mackerel
Related terms: scad
Similar spelling:   horse_manure
  horse_mushroom