mackerel shad

/ˌmækərəl ʃæd/
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Definitions of mackerel shad
  1. noun
    small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil
    synonyms: Decapterus macarellus, mackerel scad
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    type of:
    scad
    any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
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