nnoun.foodvaluable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickledPart Holonyms:Clupea harangus herring
Hypernyms:saltwater fish
Inherited Hypernyms:herringsaltwater fishseafoodfoodsolidmatterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bloaterbrislingkipperkippered herringpickled herringred herringsmoked herringspratwhitebait
Full Hyponyms:bloaterkipperpickled herringred herringrollmopsspratwhitebait
nnoun.animalcommercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and PacificSynset:Clupea harangus
Member Holonyms:Clupea genus Clupea
Hypernyms:clupeid clupeid fish food fish
Inherited Hypernyms:herringclupeid fishsoft-finned fishteleost fishbony fishfishaquatic vertebratevertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:herringfood fishfishaquatic vertebratevertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Atlantic herringClupea harengus harengusClupea harengus pallasiiPacific herring
Part Meronyms:herring
Full Hyponyms:atlantic herringpacific herring