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sperlings

sperlings is the plural of sperling.

Meaning of sperling

Noun

sperling (plural sperlings)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
    Synonyms:
    sparling
  2. (US, dialectal, obsolete) A young herring.

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Questions about sperlings

What is sperlings the plural of?
Sperlings is the plural of sperling.

Words near sperlings in the dictionary

  1. sperichils
  2. Sperl
  3. Sperlich
  4. Sperlichs
  5. sperling
  6. sperlings
  7. Sperls
  8. sperm
  9. sperm bank
  10. sperm banks
  11. sperm blossom

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