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cackerel

cackerel noun: the mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.

Noun

cackerel (plural cackerels)

  1. The mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.

Forms of cackerel

pluralcackerels

Origin of cackerel

From Old French caquerel, cagarel, from the root of English cack.

Questions about cackerel

What does cackerel mean?
Cackerel means the mendole, Spicara maena; a small Mediterranean fish considered poisonous in ancient times.
What part of speech is cackerel?
Cackerel is a noun.
What is the plural of cackerel?
The plural of cackerel is cackerels.

Words near cackerel in the dictionary

  1. Cackalacky
  2. cacked
  3. cacked on
  4. cacked up
  5. Cacker
  6. cackerel
  7. cackerels
  8. cackhanded
  9. cackhandedly
  10. cackhandedness
  11. cackier

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