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mackerel vs common mackerel

common mackerel vs mackerel

mackerel and common mackerel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mackerel Yes No No No
common mackerel Yes No No No
As nouns, common mackerel is a hyponym of mackerel; that is, common mackerel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mackerel:
  • mackerel: any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
  • common mackerel: important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
mackerel (noun) common mackerel (noun)
any of various fishes of the family Scombridae important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales
flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish
Difference between mackerel and common mackerel

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