Atlantic herring
- noun
- /əˈtlæntɪk ˈhɛrɪŋ/
:
arenque atlántico
- The seafood restaurant specializes in dishes made from fresh Atlantic herring from local waters.
Examples
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Fishermen often catch large quantities of Atlantic herring during the summer months.
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Bycatch at sea is one likely contributor, as subadults are taken along with the targeted Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) fisheries.
Academic text (2009) -
Mostly, though, I've been thinking about Atlantic herring.
Fiction book (2001) -
I am spooling out the life history of a male Atlantic herring: the shock of birth; the scaling of the food pyramid; the senseless locomotion of adolescence.
Fiction book (2001) -
When preparing a meal, many people choose Atlantic herring for its rich flavor and healthy omega-3 oils.
Synonyms
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A small silver fish often eaten smoked, salted, or pickled
A small silver fish that lives in large groups in the North Atlantic and is eaten as food
A small silver fish found in northern seas that people catch for food
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'Atlantic' (relating to the Atlantic) modifies 'herring' (a type of fish), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to herring from the Atlantic. This is a common, compositional noun phrase pattern across languages and follows regular English modification rules, making it immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Atlantic herring was named simply for the fish: it is the herring that lives in the Atlantic Ocean and moves in huge, shiny schools, so fishermen caught it for food. That's why today Atlantic herring means the species of herring from the Atlantic that people use as a 'food fish'.