osmerus eperlanus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Osmerus eperlanus
    n 1: the common smelt of Europe [syn: {sparling}, {European
         smelt}, {Osmerus eperlanus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D.
   spiering: cf. F. ['e]perlan.] (Zool.)
   (a) The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).
   (b) A young salmon.
   (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
       [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

'Eperlan \['E]`per`lan"\, n. [F. ['e]perlan, fr. G. spierling.
   See {Sparling}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).
   [1913 Webster]

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