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herring [ˈhɛrɪŋ] n pl -rings, -ring
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any marine soft-finned teleost fish of the family Clupeidae, esp Clupea harengus, an important food fish of northern seas, having an elongated body covered, except in the head region, with large fragile silvery scales [Old English hǣring; related to Old High German hāring, Old Frisian hēring, Dutch haring] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
herring noun Translations herring [ˈherɪŋ] B. CPD herring gull N → gaviota f argéntea the herring pond N (hum) → el charco to cross the herring pond → cruzar el charco herring n → Hering m ? red herring herring: herringbone n (= pattern) → Fischgrät m (Ski) → Grätenschritt m herringbone stitch n → Hexenstich m herring gull n → Silbermöwe f n herring [ˈheriŋ] a small, edible kind of sea fish. haring سَمَك الرَّنْكَه херинга sleď sild der Hering ρέγγα arenque heeringas شاه ماهی silli hareng מָלִיח हिलसा मछली sled, haringa hering ikan haring síld aringa にしん 청어 silkė siļķe ikan hering haring sild śledź arenque hering сельдь sleď sled haringa sill ปลาทะเลชนิดหนึ่ง อาสัยอยู่ในมหาสมุทรแอตแลนติกเหนือ มีชื่อในภาษาละตินว่า Clupea harengus ringa (balığı) 鯡魚 оселедець خار ماہی cá trích 青鱼,鲱鱼 herring → سمك الرِنجَة sleď sild Hering ρέγγα arenque silli hareng haringa aringa ニシン 청어 haring sild śledź arenque сельдь sill ปลาเฮอริ่ง ringa balığı cá trích 鲱 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There be three Herrings loitering around, Longing to share that mossy seat: Each Herring tries to sing what she has found That makes Life seem so sweet. The peasant's gossip had been of the hunt, of the bracken, of the gray-headed kites that had nested in Wood Fidley, and of the great catch of herring brought back by the boats of Pitt's Deep. Both, says I; and let's have a couple of smoked herring by way of variety. |
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