[syn: brisling, sprat, Clupea sprattus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
brisling \brisling\ n.
1. a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned.
Syn: sprat.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a small herring (Clupea sprattus) processed like a
sardine.
Syn: sprat.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
brisling
n 1: small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like
sardines [syn: sprat, brisling]
2: small herring processed like a sardine [syn: brisling,
sprat, Clupea sprattus]