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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
/ ˈ³óÉ›°ùɪŋ /
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of herring1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of herring1
Idioms and Phrases
see dead as a doornail (herring) ; red herring .Example Sentences
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.
"The arms control thing is a red herring. There is no arms control to be had with North Korea. We've tried arms control," he said.
This was probably Fleming’s biggest moment of panic during the whole ordeal, she said, adding that it was “a total red herring.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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