brisling

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

brisling
    n 1: small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like
         sardines [syn: {sprat}, {brisling}]
    2: small herring processed like a sardine [syn: {brisling},
       {sprat}, {Clupea sprattus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

brisling \brisling\ n.
   1. a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned.

   Syn: sprat.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a small herring ({Clupea sprattus}) processed like a
      sardine.

   Syn: sprat.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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