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单词 herring
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
her•ring /ˈhɛrɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -ring, (esp. for kinds or species) -rings. 
  1. Fishan important food fish of the N Atlantic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
her•ring  (hering),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -ring,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -rings. 
  1. Fishan important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic.
  2. Fisha similar fish, Clupea harengus pallasii, of the North Pacific.
  3. Fishany fish of the family Clupeidae, including herrings, shads, and sardines.
  4. Fishany of various fishes resembling the herring but of unrelated families.
  • bef. 900; Middle English hering, Old English hǣring; cognate with German Häring
herring•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
herring /ˈhɛrɪŋ/ n ( pl -rings, -ring)
  1. any marine soft-finned teleost fish of the family Clupeidae, esp Clupea harengus, an important food fish of northern seas, having an elongated body covered, except in the head region, with large fragile silvery scales
Etymology: Old English hǣring; related to Old High German hāring, Old Frisian hēring, Dutch haring
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