English-Thai Dictionary

mackerel

N ปลา ทะเล แม็ก เค อเร็ล  pla-ta-le-maek-ke-ren

 

mackerel sky

N ท้องฟ้า ที่ มี เมฆ ขาว ลอย เป็น กลุ่มๆ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MACKEREL

n.[L. macula, a spot; the spotted fish. ] A species of fish of the genus Scomber, an excellent table fish.

 

MACKEREL

n.A pander or pimp. Mackerel-gale, in Dryden, may mean a gate that ripples the surface of the sea, or one which is suitable for catching mackerel, as this fish is caught with the bait in motion.

 

MACKEREL-SKY

n.A sky streaked or marked like a mackerel.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MACKEREL

Mack "er *el, n. Etym: [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau, fr. D. makelaar mediator, agent, fr. makelen to act as agent. ]

 

Defn: A pimp; also, a bawd. [Obs. ] Halliwell.

 

MACKEREL

Mack `er *el, n. Etym: [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. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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. (Zoöl.) See under Chub. -- Frigate mackerel. See under Frigate. -- Horse mackerel. See under Horse. -- Mackerel bird (Zoöl.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. -- Mackerel cock (Zoöl.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. -- Mackerel guide. (Zoöl.) See Garfish (a ). -- Mackerel gull (Zoöl.) any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. -- Mackerel midge (Zoöl.), 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 (Zoöl.), 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mackerel

mack er el |ˈmak (ə )rəl ˈmæk (ə )rəl | ▶noun ( pl. same or mackerels ) a migratory surface-dwelling predatory fish, commercially important as a food fish. [Scomber and other genera, family Scombridae (the mackerel family ): many species, in particular the North Atlantic mackerel (S. scombrus ). The members of the mackerel family, which includes the tunas, are fast-moving marine predators and often popular as game fish. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin.

 

mackerel shark

mack er el shark ▶noun a shark of the family Lamnidae, esp. the porbeagle or the mako.

 

mackerel sky

mack er el sky ▶noun a sky dappled with rows of small white fleecy clouds, typically cirrocumulus, like the pattern on a mackerel's back.

 

Oxford Dictionary

mackerel

mack |erel |ˈmak (ə )r (ə )l | ▶noun ( pl. same or mackerels ) a predatory marine fish with a greenish-blue back, important as a food fish. ●Scomber and other genera, family Scombridae (the mackerel family ): many species, in particular the North Atlantic mackerel (S. scombrus ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French maquerel, of unknown origin.

 

mackerel shark

mack |erel shark ▶noun another term for porbeagle.

 

mackerel sky

mack |erel sky ▶noun a sky dappled with rows of small white fleecy (typically cirrocumulus ) clouds, like the pattern on a mackerel's back.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mackerel

mack er el /mǽkr (ə )l /名詞 複 ～, ～s 1 C 〘魚 〙サバ .2 U サバの肉 .