Trachurus trachurus n 1: large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe [syn: {horse mackerel}, {saurel}, {Trachurus trachurus}]
Saurel \Sau"rel\, n. (Zool.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {Trachurus trachurus}, or {Trachurus saurus}, of Europe and America, and {Trachurus picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster]