Meaning Of The Word Herring

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herring
variable noun: A herring is a long silver-coloured fish. Herring live in large groups in the sea.

herring in American English
any of various clupeid fishes; esp., a small, silvery food fish (Clupea harengus) of northern seas that is canned as a sardine
noun: an important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic

herring in British English
noun: 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

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