Meanings
nounking mackerel (plural king mackerels or king mackerel)
plural king mackerels
- A species of mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
Synonyms: kingfish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA species of mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
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nounlarge mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
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king mackerel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20mackerel
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“king mackerel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20mackerel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “king mackerel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/king%20mackerel.
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