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Definition of Herring

1. Noun. Valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled.

2. Noun. Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific.

Definition of Herring

1. 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.

Definition of Herring

1. a food fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Herring

1. One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, especially. 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. Herring gull The chimaera (C. Monstrosa) which follows the schools of herring. See Chimaera. The opah. Origin: OE. Hering, AS. Haering; akin to D. Haring, G. Haring, hering, OHG. Haring, hering, and prob. To AS. Here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. Harry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herring

Herpetomonas herpetotomist herpetotomy Herpetoviridae herpetovirus herr Herr Herrenvolk herrenvolks herrerasaur

herrerasaurus Herrick herried herries herring (current term) herring (current term) herring-worm disease herringbone herringboned herringbones

herringboning herrings Herring bodies herring gull herring hog herring salad Herrmann's syndrome herry herrying hers

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