sprat

sprat  (sprt)

n.

1. A small marine food fish (Clupea sprattus) of northeast Atlantic waters that is eaten fresh or smoked and is often canned in oil as a sardine. Also called brisling.

2. Any of various other similar fishes, such as a young herring.

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[Middle English sprot, spratte, from Old English sprot.]

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sprat

Noun

a small edible fish like a herring [Old English sprott]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sprat - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines brisling Clupea sprattus, sprat, brisling - small herring processed like a sardine herring - valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
	2.	sprat - small herring processed like a sardine Clupea sprattus, brisling Clupea, genus Clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings sardine - any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned brisling, sprat - small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines