Any of various fast-swimming pelagic fishes of the family Scombridae, several of which are fished commercially for food; esp. Scomber scombrus…

Any of various marine fishes with a tail that is partly or entirely yellow.

A mackerel. In modern use only as the Latin name of the genus.

North American. A small or young mackerel (genus Scomber); = tinker mackerel n. at compounds 2.

†(a) the tuna, Thunnus thynnus; (b) U.K. = chub mackerel n. at chub, n. additions; (c) any of several large Atlantic game-fishes mainly of the genus…

a blue and silver mackerel, Scomberomorus concolor, found in warm parts of the Pacific Ocean.

A fish, the Chub Mackerel, Scomber colias. Cf. earlier thimble-eyed adj. at derivatives.