资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.]
   (Zo["o]l.)
   Any species of the genus {Scomber}, and of several related
   genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic
   fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.

   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.

   {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zo["o]l.) See under
      {Chub}.

   {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.

   {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.

   {Mackerel bird} (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck; -- so called because
      it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in
      season.

   {Mackerel cock} (Zo["o]l.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called
      because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the
      east coast of Ireland.

   {Mackerel guide}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Garfish}
   (a) .

   {Mackerel gull} (Zo["o]l.) any one of several species of gull
      which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.

   {Mackerel midge} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), the porbeagle.

   {Mackerel sky}, or {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with
      small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.

            Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry
            low sails.                            --Old Rhyme.

Chub \Chub\, n. [This word seems to signify a large or thick
   fish. Cf. Sw. kubb a short and thick piece of wood, and perh.
   F. chabot chub.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[ae]} or Carp
   family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};
   the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes
   of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},
   {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different
   fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.

   {Chub mackerel} (Zo["o]l.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber
      colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic
      coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull
      mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.

   {Chub sucker} (Zo["o]l.), a fresh-water fish of the United
      States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

chub mackerel
     n : small mackerel found nearly worldwide [syn: {tinker}, {Scomber
         japonicus}]