herring
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- noun
- /ˈhɛrɪŋ/
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- Smoked herring is a popular dish in many Scandinavian countries.
- fresh herring
- herring fishery
- herring stocks
Of course we're going to eat it, but we've been told that you can't have herring without this.
- Of course we're going to eat it, but we've been told that you can't have herring without this.
- You in the UK are managing the River Thames herring fishing fisheries sustainably.
- In fact, they catch so much that species like salmon, cod and herring have all evolved quickly to avoid extinction.
- So things like mackerel and salmon and herring and oysters and sardines and anchovies, and perhaps the heavyweight champion of EPA's per unit volume is caviar.
- And so we're in the Google search page and we type pickled herring.
Examples
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Some prey species, such as Atlantic cod, silver hake, and Atlantic herring, are commercially valuable.
Academic text (2000) -
Part of that education, apparently, included learning to love the scent of herring of all varieties.
Fiction book (1992) -
You know, the fish store where they sell herring, to your right as you leave.
Fiction book (1998) -
Maybe they were just looking for some herring.
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You want another piece of herring?
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Because your mother is Swedish and this particular herring is from Sweden.
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I still remember my mom's eggs always bringing a huge bowl of herring salad every Christmas.
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The traps at Comox Harbor likely caught salmon, herring, and many other types of fish.
Academic text (2011) -
Girls run through the crowd, carrying baskets of rolls, pretzels, pierogies, and herring cut into small rings.
Fiction book (1999) -
I like that the fries were soaked overnight in the pickled herring juice and fish sauce and clam juice.
Synonyms
A small silver fish found in northern seas that people catch for food
A small fish in the northern Atlantic that lives in large groups and people eat
A small silver fish that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean and people eat
A type of herring that lives in the northern Pacific and is used as food
Idioms
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Compounds
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A herring that has been dried and smoked, giving it a red color and strong salty taste
A small fish in the northern Atlantic that lives in large groups and people eat
A very large thin fish from deep water with a long body and a bright red fin
- Formal
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- Specialized
A small silver fish that lives in the northern Pacific Ocean and people eat
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Etymology
Herring comes from an old northern word haering, and one idea is that this old word meant 'army' or 'large group' because herrings move in big schools. That's why the name fits the small, silver fish we often eat smoked, salted, or pickled today.