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SNAKE MACKEREL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snake mackerel mean?
• SNAKE MACKEREL (noun)
The noun SNAKE MACKEREL has 1 sense:
1. predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
Familiarity information: SNAKE MACKEREL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Gempylus serpens; snake mackerel
Hypernyms ("snake mackerel" is a kind of...):
gempylid (snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide)
Holonyms ("snake mackerel" is a member of...):
family Gempylidae; Gempylidae (snake mackerels)
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