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| her·ring [ hérring ] (plural her·rings or her·ring) |
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1. fish of N Atlantic: a small commercially important fish with silvery scales. Native to: northern Atlantic. Latin name Clupea harengus.
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2. fish like herring: any fish related to and resembling the herring. Family Clupeidae.
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3. herring as food: the flesh of a herring used as food
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| [ Old English hāring< W Germanic] |