A sprat (see sprat, n.1 1). Also occasionally: a smelt.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > order Clupeiformes > [noun] > family Clupeidae and herrings > sprattus sprattus (sprat) (7) sprotOE A sprat (see sprat, n.1 1). Also occasionally: a smelt. sprat1469 A small European marine fish, Sprattus sprattus (family Clupeidae), which is widely used as a source of food and commercial fishmeal. Cf. sprot, n.1 spratkin1674 A little sprat. sparling1740 Applied to other small fish. The sprat, Clupea sprattus. Obsolete. garvie1742 A sprat. Subcategories:— spawn or young of (1) — infested by luminous parasites (1) |
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