1. herring - Noun
2. Herring - Proper noun
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked in great quantities.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter a jump, it takes it 60 milliseconds to spread its antennae again, and this time delay becomes its undoing, as the almost endless stream of herrings allows a herring to eventually snap the copepod. Source: Internet
Among the recipes made with bread are: migas de Pastor, migas con chocolate, Regañaos (cakes with sardines or herring) and goguera. Source: Internet
All around the coast, the harvesting of fish (including cod, herring, halibut, and other cold water species) was an important supplement to farming and was in many areas in the north and west the primary household subsistence. Source: Internet
American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus) are the favored avian prey species for eagles living around Lake Superior. Source: Internet
A report by NHS Providers, which represents hospitals and NHS trusts in England, dismissed the target as a "red herring" and said it risked preventing the development of a "proper, next stage testing strategy". Source: Internet
All except these last four provided a worldwide catch of well over a million tonnes in 1999, with herring and sardines together providing a catch of over 22 million metric tons in 1999. Source: Internet