clupea sprattus

3 definitions found

clupea sprattus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sprat \Sprat\ (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin
     to G. sprotte.] (Zool.)
     (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 (Zool.), the red-throated diver; -- so called
        from its fondness for sprats. See Diver.
  
     Sprat loon. (Zool.)
     (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
     (b) The red-throated diver. See Diver.
  
     Sprat mew (Zool.), 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]

clupea sprattus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Clupea sprattus
      n 1: small herring processed like a sardine [syn: brisling,
           sprat, Clupea sprattus]