osmerus eperlanus

3 definitions found

osmerus eperlanus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D.
     spiering: cf. F. ['e]perlan.] (Zool.)
     (a) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
     (b) A young salmon.
     (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
         [1913 Webster]

  'Eperlan \['E]`per`lan"\, n. [F. ['e]perlan, fr. G. spierling.
     See Sparling.] (Zo["o]l.)
     The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
     [1913 Webster]

osmerus eperlanus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Osmerus eperlanus
      n 1: the common smelt of Europe [syn: sparling, European smelt
           , Osmerus eperlanus]