About The Word Herring
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Herring
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What's The Definition Of Herring?
[n] commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
[n] valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled Synonyms | Synonyms for Herring: Clupea harangus Related Terms | Find terms related to Herring: See Also | Atlantic herring | bloater | brisling | Clupea | Clupea harangus | Clupea harengus harengus | Clupea harengus pallasii | clupeid | clupeid fish | food fish | genus Clupea | herring | herring | kipper | kippered herring | Pacific herring | pickled herring | red herring | saltwater fish | smoked herring | sprat | whitebait Herring In Webster's Dictionary \Her"ring\, n. [OE. hering, AS. h[ae]ring; akin to D.
haring, G. h["a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob.
to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in
large numbers. Cf. {Harry}.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of various species of fishes of the genus {Clupea}, and
allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring ({C.
harengus}) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast
schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and
America, where they are salted and smoked in great
quantities.
{Herring gull} (Zo["o]l.), a large gull which feeds in part
upon herrings; esp., {Larus argentatus} in America, and
{L. cachinnans} in England. See {Gull}.
{Herring hog} (Zo["o]l.), the common porpoise.
{King of the herrings}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The chim[ae]ra ({C. monstrosa}) which follows the schools
of herring. See {Chim[ae]ra}.
(b) The opah.
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