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JUREL
Noun
jurel (plural jurels)
The jack, edible fish of the genera Caranx or Trachurus.
Source: Wiktionary
Ju"rel, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts (Caranx chrysos), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish;
– called also hardtail, horse crevallĂ©, jack, buffalo jack, skipjack, yellow mackerel, and sometimes, improperly, horse mackerel. Other species of Caranx (as C. fallax) are also sometimes called jurel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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