About The Word Sprat
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Sprat
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What's The Definition Of Sprat?
[n] small herring processed like a sardine
[n] small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines Synonyms | Synonyms for Sprat: brisling | brisling | Clupea sprattus Related Terms | Find terms related to Sprat: See Also | Clupea | Clupea sprattus | genus Clupea | herring | sardine | sprat | sprat Sprat In Webster's Dictionary \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.
sprotte.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely
allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called
also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring
of different kinds.
(b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called
also {alfione}, and {perch}.
{Sprat borer} (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so
called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.
{Sprat loon}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
(b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.
{Sprat mew} (Zo["o]l.), the kittiwake gull.
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