chub mackerel

American  

noun

1. a small mackerel, Scomber japonicus, of Atlantic and Pacific seas and parts of the Indian Ocean.

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Etymology

Origin of chub mackerel

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Example Sentences

The chub mackerel, the smallest of the Scombridæ family, approaches very closely the true mackerel of the East.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom

The long pleasure wharf and the miles of just that character of beach where the whiting, the croaker, the chub mackerel and the young sea bass love to feed, offer the finest of still fishing.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom

It is hard to find a fish of any variety more delicious than a chub mackerel, caught from the yacht and placed on the broiler as soon as it quits flapping.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom