Decapterus macarellus n 1: small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil [syn: {mackerel scad}, {mackerel shad}, {Decapterus macarellus}]
mackerel scad \mackerel scad\, mackerel shad \mackerel shad\n. (Zool.) A small silvery fish ({Decapterus macarellus}) found from Nova Scotia to Brazil. [WordNet 1.5]