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Definition of: herring
(her′ing) noun plural ·rings or ·ring
1. A small food fish (Clupea harengus) frequenting moderate depths of the North Atlantic in great numbers. The young are canned as sardines and the adults are smoked or salted.
2. A fish allied to the herring (family Clupeidae), especially Clupea cacruteus of Pacific waters and the pilchard or sardine. [OE hæring]
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