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sparling |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Smelt \Smelt\, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus {Osmerus} and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste. Note: The most important species are the European smelt ({Osmerus eperlans}) (called also {eperlan}, {sparling}, and {spirling}), the Eastern American smelt ({O. mordax}), the California smelt ({O. thalichthys}), and the surf smelt ({Hypomesus olidus}). The name is loosely applied to various other small fishes, as the lant, the California tomcod, the spawn eater, the silverside. 2. Fig.: A gull; a simpleton. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl {Sand smelt} (Zo["o]l.), the silverside. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D. spiering: cf F. ['e]perlan.] (Zo["o]l.) a The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}). b A young salmon. c A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sparling n 1: common smelt of Europe [syn: {European smelt}] 2: the common smelt of Europe [syn: {European smelt}, {Osmerus eperlanus}]
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