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Definition of herring
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Herring
(n.) One of
various
species
of
fishes
of the genus
Clupea,
and
allied
genera,
esp. the
common
round or
English
herring
(C.
harengus)
of the North
Atlantic.
Herrings
move in vast
schools,
coming
in
spring
to the
shores
of
Europe
and
America,
where they are
salted
and
smoked
in great
quantities..
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Trubu
::
Trubu (n.) An East India
herring
(Clupea
toli) which is
extensively
caught
for the sake of its roe and for its
flesh.
Tailor
::
Tailor
(n.) The
mattowacca;
--
called
also
tailor
herring.
Blueback
::
Blueback
(n.) An
American
river
herring
(Clupea
aestivalis),
closely
allied
to the
alewife..
Menhaden
::
Menhaden
(n.) An
American
marine
fish of the
Herring
familt
(Brevoortia
tyrannus),
chiefly
valuable
for its oil and as a
component
of
fertilizers;
--
called
also
mossbunker,
bony fish,
chebog,
pogy,
hardhead,
whitefish,
etc..
Cycloidei
::
Cycloidei
(n. pl.) An order of
fishes,
formerly
proposed
by
Agassiz,
for those with thin,
smooth
scales,
destitute
of
marginal
spines,
as the
herring
and
salmon.
The group is now
regarded
as
artificial..
Balk
::
Balk (v. i.) To
indicate
to
fishermen,
by
shouts
or
signals
from
shore,
the
direction
taken by the
shoals
of
herring..
Cisco
::
Cisco (n.) The Lake
herring
(Coregonus
Artedi),
valuable
food fish of the Great Lakes of North
America.
The name is also
applied
to C. Hoyi, a
related
species
of Lake
Michigan..
Balker
::
Balker
(n.) A
person
who
stands
on a rock or
eminence
to espy the
shoals
of
herring,
etc., and to give
notice
to the men in boats which way they pass; a
conder;
a
huer..
Physostomi
::
Physostomi
(n. pl.) An order of
fishes
in which the air
bladder
is
provided
with a duct, and the
ventral
fins, when
present,
are
abdominal.
It
includes
the
salmons,
herrings,
carps,
catfishes,
and
others..
Sill
::
Sill (n.) A young
herring.
Trimethylamine
::
Trimethylamine
(n.) A
colorless
volatile
alkaline
liquid,
N.(CH3)3,
obtained
from
herring
brine,
beet
roots,
etc., with a
characteristic
herringlike
odor. It is
regarded
as a
substituted
ammonia
containing
three
methyl
groups..
Anchovy
::
Anchovy
(n.) A small fish, about three
inches
in
length,
of the
Herring
family
(Engraulis
encrasicholus),
caught
in vast
numbers
in the
Mediterranean,
and
pickled
for
exportation.
The name is also
applied
to
several
allied
species..
Cast
::
Cast (n.) Four; that is, as many as are
thrown
into a
vessel
at once in
counting
herrings,
etc; a
warp..
Clupeoid
::
Clupeoid
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
Herring
family.
Powen
::
Powen (n.) A small
British
lake
whitefish
(Coregonus
clupeoides,
or C.
ferus);
--
called
also
gwyniad
and lake
herring..
Herring
::
Herring
(n.) One of
various
species
of
fishes
of the genus
Clupea,
and
allied
genera,
esp. the
common
round or
English
herring
(C.
harengus)
of the North
Atlantic.
Herrings
move in vast
schools,
coming
in
spring
to the
shores
of
Europe
and
America,
where they are
salted
and
smoked
in great
quantities..
Shad
::
Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of
several
species
of food
fishes
of the
Herring
family.
The
American
species
(Clupea
sapidissima),
which is
abundant
on the
Atlantic
coast and
ascends
the
larger
rivers
in
spring
to
spawn,
is an
important
market
fish. The
European
allice
shad, or alose (C.
alosa),
and the
twaite
shad. (C.
finta),
are less
important
species..
Scaled
::
Scaled
(a.)
Without
scales,
or with the
scales
removed;
as,
scaled
herring..
Opah
::
Opah (n.) A large
oceanic
fish
(Lampris
quttatus),
inhabiting
the
Atlantic
Ocean.
It is
remarkable
for its
brilliant
colors,
which are red,
green,
and blue, with tints of
purple
and gold,
covered
with round
silvery
spots.
Called
also king of the
herrings..
Sprat
::
Sprat (n.) A small
European
herring
(Clupea
sprattus)
closely
allied
to the
common
herring
and the
pilchard;
--
called
also
garvie.
The name is also
applied
to small
herring
of
different
kinds.
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