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Atlantic herring

Atlantic herring noun: clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

atlantic herring: clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North...
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Noun

Atlantic herring (plural Atlantic herrings or Atlantic herring)

  1. Clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

Atlantic herring meaning in Tamil

Atlantic herring in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of Atlantic herring

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Questions about Atlantic herring

What does Atlantic herring mean?
Atlantic herring means clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.
What is Atlantic herring in Tamil?
Atlantic herring in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Atlantic herring meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Atlantic herring?
Atlantic herring is a noun.
What is the plural of Atlantic herring?
The plural of Atlantic herring is Atlantic herrings.

Words near Atlantic herring in the dictionary

  1. Atlantic Forest
  2. Atlantic ghost crab
  3. Atlantic ghost crabs
  4. Atlantic halibut
  5. Atlantic halibuts
  6. Atlantic herring
  7. Atlantic herrings
  8. Atlantic Highlands
  9. Atlantic hookear sculpin
  10. Atlantic hookear sculpins
  11. Atlantic horse mackerel

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