Common name | Chub mackerel |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | |
Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | primary lexeme |
1st modifier | other fish |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'mackerel', from Middel English 'makerel' of Middle French origin; 'chub' from Middle English 'chubbe' (Ref. 11978). Currently used, replaced 'Pacific mackerel' used in Ref. 4925. |