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horse mackerel

horse mack·er·el
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawrs mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /hɔrs ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/
    • /hɔːs ˈmæk.rəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawrs mak-er-uh l, mak-ruh l]
    • /hɔrs ˈmæk ər əl, ˈmæk rəl/

Definitions of horse mackerel words

  • noun horse mackerel bluefin tuna. 1
  • noun horse mackerel jack mackerel. 1
  • noun horse mackerel a mackerel-like carangid fish, Trachurus of European Atlantic waters, with a row of bony scales along the lateral line 0
  • noun horse mackerel any of various large tunnies or related fishes 0
  • noun horse mackerel any of various large tuna 0
  • noun horse mackerel any of various jack fishes (genus Trachurus) having a bony plate along the entire lateral line 0
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Origin of horse mackerel

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705

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Parts of speech for Horse mackerel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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horse mackerel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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