herring
/ˈhɛɹɪŋ/ noun B2- A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
- Fish in the family Clupeidae.
- Those fish and any other fish similar to those in genus Clupea, many of those in the order Clupeiformes.
Plural herrings
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