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herring
[ her-ing ]
noun
- 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 Word Forms
- ۾Բ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of herring1
Word History and Origins
Origin of herring1
Idioms and Phrases
see dead as a doornail (herring) ; red herring .Example Sentences
It also serves a lot of red herrings.
“It’s a complete fallacy and a red herring to suggest that, since the state of the emergency is over, the funding should end, too.”
The mercury scare, moreover, was something of a red herring.
Certain clues from training have also proved red herrings.
Gulls are in trouble in their natural spaces - and some species, such as herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls are seeking refuge in coastal cities.
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