A young fish; esp. a young whiting or gurnard (more fully whiting-mop, gurnard-mop). Also used as a term of endearment for a girl or young woman.
The small, silvery-white fry of a variety of marine fishes, esp. herring, sprat, and sardine, caught in large numbers in European waters, and…
A fish not fully grown; also, a kind of gudgeon.
A young salmon or trout fry with the yolk sac still attached.
The fry of various other fish. Now rare.
An animal, esp. a fish, during the post-larval period of its development.