Cavalla
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noun.
Any of various jacks and other fishes of the family Carangidae.
noun.
Any of several mackerels, especially the king mackerel.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A scombroid fish,
Scomberomorus cavalla
, found in the open seas.
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noun.
large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil
Word Usage
"As I fled from the fort, I encountered a troop of returning cavalla soldiers."
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Spanish mackerel
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