browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about herring
herring |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Herring \Her"ring\, n. [OE. hering, AS h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h["a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf {Harry}.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. {Herring gull} (Zo["o]l.), a large gull which feeds in part upon herrings; esp., {Larus argentatus} in America, and {L. cachinnans} in England. See {Gull}. {Herring hog} (Zo["o]l.), the common porpoise. {King of the herrings}. (Zo["o]l.) a The chim[ae]ra ({C. monstrosa}) which follows the schools of herring. See {Chim[ae]ra}. b The opah. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: herring n 1: valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled 2: commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific [syn: {Clupea harangus}]
more about herring
This work is licensed under a
