Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mackerel

2 senses of mackerel

Sense 1
mackerel -- (flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish)
       => saltwater fish -- (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)

Sense 2
mackerel -- (any of various fishes of the family Scombridae)
       => scombroid, scombroid fish -- (important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters)