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Sprat

Sprat Meaning & Definition
Sprat Definition And Meaning

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

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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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