Definition of Trachurus trachurus

1. Noun. Large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe.

Exact synonyms: Horse Mackerel, Saurel
Generic synonyms: Scad

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trachurus Trachurus

Tphi CG loop
Tpr
TrEPS
Trablous
Tracey
Trachinotus
Trachinotus carolinus
Trachinotus falcatus
Trachipteridae
Trachipterus
Trachipterus arcticus
Trachurus
Trachurus symmetricus
Trachurus trachurus (current term)
Traci
TrackBack
Tractarian
Tractarianism
Tractarians
Tractite
Tractites
Tractor Boy
Tracy
Tradescant
Traditional Chinese
Trafalgar
Trafalgar Square
Trafford

Literary usage of Trachurus trachurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1860)
"TRACHURUS. Trachurus, Ctn: 4" Vol. ix. p. 6. Body slightly compressed, oblong, covered with very small scales ; the lateral line with a band of high plates ..."

2. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"The Saurel, Trachurus trachurus ... Trachurus trachurus common in Europe, extends to Japan where it is the abundant ..."

3. Fish and Fisheries of New South Wales by Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods (1883)
"... the "horse mackerel" of Europe (Trachurus trachurus). In the young state it is abundant at all times in Port Jackson, and is in great demand for bait. ..."

4. The Fisheries Exhibition Literature (1884)
"F. of Forth, p. 57 ; Yarrell, ip 175 ; Thompson, Nat. Hist . Irei. iv. p. 95 ; Jenyns' Man. p. 366; Day, p. ii. p. 124. pi . xiv. Trachurus trachurus. ..."

5. The Fisheries of the Adriatic and the Fish Thereof: A Report of the Austro by G. L. Faber (1883)
"... a sp. is in the Trieste Museum, caught off the Dalmatian coast. Fam. VIII. CARANGID^.t Gen. I. TRACHURUS, C. 6- V. 103. Trachurus trachurus ..."

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