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snake mackerel

Meaning of "snake mackerel" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SNAKE MACKEREL

sneɪk ˈmækərəl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNAKE MACKEREL

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Snake mackerel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SNAKE MACKEREL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Snake mackerel

The snake mackerel, Gempylus serpens, is a species of fish in the monotypic genus Gempylus, belonging to the family Gempylidae. It is found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans between the latitudes of 42° N and 40° S; adults are known to stray into temperate waters. It is found to a depth of 600 meters. Populations of the snake mackerel from the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific differ in vertebral count and number of first dorsal fin spines, and so may represent separate species.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNAKE MACKEREL

agricultural · architectural · cockerel · Cockerell · cultural · electoral · federal · funeral · general · lateral · liberal · mineral · minerals · mural · pickerel · rural · spiral · stercoral · structural · temporal

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNAKE MACKEREL

snake · snake charmer · snake dance · snake eyes · snake fence · snake fly · snake in the grass · snake juice · snake oil · snake pit · Snake River · snake´s head · snakebird · snakebit · snakebite · snakebitten · snakefish · snakehead · snakelike · snakemouth

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNAKE MACKEREL

becquerel · cheverel · doggerel · dotterel · haverel · hoggerel · horse mackerel · kerel · mackerel · Spanish mackerel · spotted mackerel

Synonyms and antonyms of snake mackerel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «snake mackerel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNAKE MACKEREL

Find out the translation of snake mackerel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of snake mackerel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «snake mackerel» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

蛇鲭鱼
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

caballa serpiente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

snake mackerel
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

साँप प्रकार की समुद्री मछली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثعبان الماكريل
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

змея скумбрия
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cobra cavala
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সর্প ম্যাকেরল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

serpent maquereau
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Makhluk ular
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Schlangenmakrele
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

クロタチカマス
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

뱀 고등어
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Snake mackerel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con rắn cá thu
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாம்பு மாக்கர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

साप मॅकेलल
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Yılan uskumru
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

snake mackerel
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wąż makreli
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

змія скумбрія
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

șarpe macrou
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φίδι σκουμπρί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slang makriel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orm makrill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slangemakrell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of snake mackerel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNAKE MACKEREL»

Discover the use of snake mackerel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to snake mackerel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cooking with the Bible: Biblical Food, Feasts, and Lore
... the black snake mackerel, blacksail snake mackerel, snake mackerel, violet snake mackerel, and white snake mackerel of the Gempylidae family; and additional species known simply as mackerel, such as bigeye scad, blue runner, butterfly ...
Anthony F. Chiffolo, Rayner W. Hesse, 2006
2
Snake Mackerel
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
3
Strange Creatures of the Sea Coloring Book
Snake Mackerel (Gempylus serpens). The deep-sea snake mackerel — not a true mackerel — is a serpentlike fish that lives at depths of around 2,000 feet. Its great stiletto teeth and protruding lower jaw give it a menacing appearance similar ...
Llyn Hunter, 1991
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Deep-water Teleostean Fishes of California
We have found only fish remains in the few snake mackerel stomachs that contained food. Fishery information. — The only individual known from our waters was picked up in a rocky pool (still alive) where it apparently had been cast by ...
John E.sus Fitch, Robert J. Lavenberg, 1988
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The Illustrated Cook's Book of Ingredients
(GEMPYLIDAE) The escolar, also known as the snake mackerel, is a member of the Gempylidae group that also includes gemfish, snoek, and barracouta. It has a fierce appearance, with an elongated body and head, and jaws lined with ...
‎2010
6
Seaworthy: Adrift with William Willis in the Golden Age of ...
Skeletons of the Gm/IHy/ur, or snake mackerel, had been found along the South American coast and in the Galapagos Islands through the years, but no one had come across a live specimen until Torstein Raaby, Heyerdahl's radioman, ...
T. R. Pearson, 2007
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Caribbean Fish Life: Index to the Local and Scientific Names ...
... smooth dog 6 smooth dogfish 6 smooth hammerhead 8 smooth hound 6 smooth puffer Hi smooth swellfish 112 smoothtooth shark 4 smooth trunkfish 111 SNAKE EEL(S) 26, 27 snakefish 20 snake goby 99 SNAKE MACKEREL(S) 93 snake ...
Jacques Simon Zaneveld, 1983
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Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook
King Mackerel Similar in appearance to Spanish mackerel, the silvery-sided compressed king mackerel, 1.7 meters, 45 kg, occurs from Maine to Brazil. Spots are absent on the sides except in the young up to 0.5 meter, called snake mackerel.
Roy E. Martin, Emily Paine Carter, George J. Flick, Jr., 2000
9
The Creation Diet
... Skate Herring Scuipin Kingfish Shark* Mackerel (except Snake Mackerel) Snake Mackerel Mahimahi Stingray Mullet Sturgeon* Orange Rougby Swordfisn* Perch Toadfish Pike Triggerflsh Pollock Trunkfish Pompaoo Wolfish Porgy ( Whales, ...
Joy Brown, 2006
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Fisheries Development and Management in India, 1785-1986: A ...
(1960) On the snake mackerel, Gempylus Serpens (Cuv.) from the Laccadive Sea, J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 2(1) : 82-84. 833. (1962) The mackerel fishery of Pangkor, Malaya, Proc. Symp. Scomb. Fish., Marine Biological Association of India, ...
Nune Subba Rao, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNAKE MACKEREL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term snake mackerel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bringing in the snoek, one of South Africa's staple fish
The snoek, a species of snake mackerel, are caught with hand lines, using smaller pike, mackerel or pilchards (sardines) as bait. Sometimes, the anglers use ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
2
Midnight Mystery and Other Strange Fishes from the Deep
A member of the snake mackerel family (Gempylidae), these can be encountered by anglers fishing offshore in deep waters throughout tropical and temperate ... «Sport Fishing, Feb 15»
3
Fisherman snags fearsome looking fish
... a species of snake mackerel, and that it is not really uncommon, even around Cayman. The fish is also known as Promethean escolar and single-line gemfish ... «Cayman Compass, Jan 15»
4
Seafood Mystery Meals
One of the most troubling substitutions was tuna (left) commonly being substituted by escolar (right), a snake mackerel that can cause mild to severe ... «Live Science, Nov 14»
5
Nasty Little Secrets Your Supermarket Doesn't Want You To Know
Fortunately, most of the “counterfeit” fish is safe for consumption, although some products, like snake mackerel, can cause illness. So remember, wash your ... «The Inquisitr, Oct 14»
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Beware of escolar
Escolar is actually snake mackerel, found in deep tropical and temperate waters. It's diet consists of high content of wax exter which it can't metabolise. Because ... «The Star Online, May 14»
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The Nosh Pit: How to protect yourself from seafood fraud
That “white tuna” just might be escolar – otherwise known as snake mackerel – infamous for causing digestive distress. And the “red snapper?” That's one of the ... «Sacramento Bee, Apr 14»
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Restaurant review: At Toko V, a chef gives the people what they want
Also known as “the Ex-Lax fish,” as well as “white tuna” or “super white tuna,” it is not tuna at all, but a type of snake mackerel that can cause gastrointestinal ... «Dallas Morning News, Dec 13»
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Why That Restaurant Meal Made You Sick
If you're lucky, you're getting albacore tuna. If you're not, you're getting a fish called escolar – aka "snake mackerel." Escolar contains an indigestible waxy ester ... «U.S. News & World Report, Sep 13»
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Fish fraud: why traceability matters
Additionally, escolar, a snake mackerel known to cause digestive problems for people who eat more than six ounces (170 grams), was labeled as white tuna 84 ... «Transparency International, Apr 13»
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