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herring

her·ring [ hérring ] (plural her·rings or her·ring)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fish of N Atlantic: a small commercially important fish with silvery scales. Native to: northern Atlantic.  Latin name Clupea harengus.

2. fish like herring: any fish related to and resembling the herring. Family Clupeidae.

3. herring as food: the flesh of a herring used as food

[ Old English hāring< W Germanic]
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