clupea sprattus

Noun
Synonyms: brislingsprat

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Noun (1)

  1. small herring processed like a sardineSynonyms: brislingspratType of sardineParts sprat, brislingMember of Clupea, genus Clupea
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“clupea sprattus” is listed under brisling.

brisling noun

1. a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned. Syn. — sprat.

2. a small herring (Clupea sprattus) processed like a sardine. Syn. — sprat.

Sprat (sprăt), noun

Origin: OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.

Zoology (a) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; — called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. (b) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); — called also alfione, and perch.

Sprat borer Zoology, the red-throated diver; — so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver. — Sprat loon. Zoology (a) The young of the great northern diver. dialect (England) (b) The red-throated diver. See Diver. — Sprat mew Zoology, the kittiwake gull.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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