Definition of Herring
Her´ring
Pronunciation:
hĕr´rĭng
n.
1.
(Zool.)
One
of
various
species
of
fishes
of
the
genus
Clupea
,
and
allied
genera
,
esp
.
the
common
round
or
English
herring
(
Clupea
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
.
Herring gull
(Zool.)
a
large
gull
which
feeds
in
part
upon
herrings
;
esp
.,
Larus
argentatus
in
America
,
and
Larus
cachinnans
in
England
.
See
Gull
.
Herring hog
(Zool.)
the
common
porpoise
.
King of the herrings
a
-
(Zool.)
The
chimæra (
Chimaera
monstrosa
)
which
follows
the
schools
of
herring
.
Called
also
rabbit fish
in
the
U
.
K
.
See
Chimæra
.
b
-
The
opah
.
Related Words
bloater
,
brisling
,
Clupea
harangus
,
kipper
,
kippered
herring
,
pickled
herring
,
red
herring
,
saltwater
fish
,
smoked
herring
,
sprat
,
whitebait
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