Herring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Herring is a noun meaning A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
Meaning
A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
More Meanings
- Fish in the family Clupeidae.
- Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.
Example Sentences
Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
Word Forms
- herrings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blueback, mackerel, shad, coho, whitefish, haddock.
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