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frigate mackerel
noun
- a small, blue-green, black-striped fish, Auxis thazard, abundant in tropical seas, having dark, oily flesh that is sometimes used as food.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of frigate mackerel1
First recorded in 1880–85
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