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What is "herring" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does herring mean in English? Meaning of herring definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "herring" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "herring": valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled

Noun

  • Meaning: valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
  • Synonyms: herring
  • Hyponyms: bloater brisling kipper kippered herring pickled herring red herring smoked herring sprat whitebait
  • Hypernyms: saltwater fish

    • Meaning of "herring": commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

    Noun

  • Meaning: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific
  • Synonyms: clupea harangus herring
  • Hyponyms: atlantic herring clupea harengus harengus clupea harengus pallasii pacific herring
  • Hypernyms: clupeid clupeid fish food fish
  • Part Holonyms: herring

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