Found 2 items, similar to Clupea sprattus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Clupea sprattus
Clupea sprattus
n : small herring processed like a sardine [syn:
brisling,
sprat]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Clupea sprattus
Sprat
\Sprat\ (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin
to G. sprotte.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
[1913 Webster]
Sprat borer (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so
called from its fondness for sprats. See
Diver.
Sprat loon. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
(b) The red-throated diver. See
Diver.
Sprat mew (Zo["o]l.), the kittiwake gull.
[1913 Webster]
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]