Atka mackerel

[at-kuh]

Atka mackerel

[at-kuh]
noun
a black-banded mackerel, Pleurogrammus monopterygius, of northern Pacific seas.

Origin:
1890–95; named after Atka, an island in SW Alaska near the fishing grounds
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Atka mackerel is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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