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herlings

herlings is the plural of herling.

Meaning of herling

Noun

herling (plural herlings)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) The young of the sea trout or similar trout, once thought to be a separate species.

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Proper noun capitalized: Herlings

Herlings

  1. (plural) plural of Herling

Questions about herlings

What is herlings the plural of?
Herlings is the plural of herling.
What part of speech is herlings?
Herlings is a proper noun.

Words near herlings in the dictionary

  1. herky-jerky
  2. herl
  3. Herlihy
  4. Herlihys
  5. herling
  6. herlings
  7. Herlong
  8. Herlongs
  9. herls
  10. herm
  11. herma

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