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Complete Definition of "herring"

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English

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛrɪŋ|-ɛrɪŋ

Noun
en-noun|herrings|pl2=herring

  1. A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.

Translations
trans-top|fish
Czech: t+|cs|sleď|m
Danish: t+|da|sild|c
Dutch: t+|nl|haring|m
Esperanto: haringo
Finnish: t+|fi|silli, t+|fi|silakka
French: t+|fr|hareng|m
German: t+|de|Hering|m
Hebrew: he-translation|מליח|maliach
Icelandic: síld f
Italian: t-|it|aringa|f
trans-mid
Japanese: t-|ja|ニシン|trnishin|scJpan
Latin: chalcis f, merlucius m, aringus m
Norwegian: t-|no|sild
Polish: t+|pl|śledź|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|arenque|m
Russian: сельдь (sel’d’) f, colloq. селёдка (seljódka) f
Spanish: t-|es|arenque|m
Swedish: t+|sv|sill|c, t+|sv|strömming|c
trans-bottom

Derived terms
Atlantic herring
Baltic herring
English herring
herringbone
red herring

See also
buckling
kipper
stockfish

Category:Fish

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