Mackerel vs. Sardine

Mackerel vs. Sardine — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mackerel and Sardine

Mackerelnoun

An edible fish of the family Scombridae, often speckled.

Sardinenoun

Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine Sardina pilchardus (syn. Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine Sardinops sagax (syn. Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.

Mackerelnoun

(obsolete) A pimp; also, a bawd.

Sardinenoun

(obsolete) carnelian

Mackerelnoun

flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish

Sardinenoun

(figurative) Someone packed or crammed into a small space.

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Mackerelnoun

any of various fishes of the family Scombridae

Sardineverb

to fish for sardines

Sardineverb

to pack or cram together tightly.

Sardinenoun

small fatty fish usually canned

Sardinenoun

any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned

Sardinenoun

a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony

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Sardinenoun

small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring