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herring

noun

Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
H
Ends with
G
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A1

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Pronunciation

ˈhɛɹɪŋ

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noun

  1. Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

noun

  1. Valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled

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