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herring
[her-ing]
noun
plural
herring ,plural
herrings .an important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic.
a similar fish, Clupea harengus pallasii, of the North Pacific.
any fish of the family Clupeidae, including herrings, shads, and sardines.
any of various fishes resembling the herring but of unrelated families.
herring
/ ˈɛɪŋ /
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- herringlike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of herring1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of herring1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“The cost shift narrative is a red herring,” argued plaintiff’s attorney Malinda Dickenson, representing the Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Working Group and the Protect Our Communities Foundation.
Thanks to the food chain, it seems, the creation dimethyl sulfide can take place not just in the surface layer of the ocean, but inside herring guts as well.
In reality "growth is a bit of a red herring here", says Mr Menon.
But he also says it's a "red herring" to focus on the headline increase in the Sovereign Grant, when that figure has been driven by work to preserve Buckingham Palace, rather than underlying running costs.
Known in Sweden as Valborg, university students gather in the city for champagne breakfasts, herring lunches and a raft race on the river.
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