garvie

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zool.)
   The sprat; -- called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}.
   [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sprat \Sprat\ (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin
   to G. sprotte.] (Zool.)
   (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely
       allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called
       also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring
       of different kinds.
   (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called
       also {alfione}, and {perch}.
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   {Sprat borer} (Zool.), the red-throated diver; -- so called
      from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.

   {Sprat loon}. (Zool.)
   (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]
   (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.

   {Sprat mew} (Zool.), the kittiwake gull.
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