fingerling

3 definitions found

fingerling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Parr \Parr\ (p[aum]r), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.]
     (Zool.)
     (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse
         bands; -- called also samlet, skegger, and
         fingerling.
     (b) A young leveret.
         [1913 Webster] Parrakeet

  Fingerling \Fin"ger*ling\, n. [Finger + -ling.] (Zool.)
     A young salmon. See Parr.
     [1913 Webster] fingerpaint

fingerling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fingerling
      n 1: a young or small fish