sprats

English - Turkish

Definition of sprats in English Turkish dictionary
sprat: bir tür ufak ringa balığı
sprat: papalina
sprat: {i} çaçabalığı
Balina yakalamak için bir çaçabalığı atın. - Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
sprat: çaçabalık
sprat: {i} hamsi gibi küçük bir balık
sprat: i., zool. çaçabalığı
sprat: Clupea sprattus

English - English

Definition of sprats in English English dictionary
sprat: {n} a small and well known fish
sprat: A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; called also garvie
sprat: {i} small edible fish
sprat: Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the family Clupeidae
sprat: small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
sprat: A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); called also alfione, and perch
sprat: small herring processed like a sardine
sprat: The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds
sprat: Sprats are very small European sea fish which can be eaten. a small fish that is cooked and eaten whole. or brisling Species (Sprattus sprattus) of edible fish in the herring family. Sprats are silver marine fishes that form enormous schools in western European waters. Less than 6 in. (15 cm) long, they are especially valuable for canning as sardines. They are eaten fresh, tinned in oil, pickled, or smoked. The term also refers to a small or young herring or similar fish (e.g., anchovy)

sprats

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[ 'sprat ] (noun.) 1537. alteration of Middle English sprot, from Old English sprott.

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