king of the herrings

king of the herrings
king of the herrings noun
1. The shad
2. The oarfish
3. Applied also to various other fishes, such as the opah, the rabbitfish or chimera
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  • King of the herrings — Herring Her ring (h[e^]r r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS. h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[ a]ring, hering, OHG. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. {Harry}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • king of the herrings — Opah O pah, n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large oceanic fish ({Lampris guttatus}), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • king-of-the-herrings — vaivorykštinė dalgiažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Trachipterus iris angl. Atlantic ribbonfish; iris ribbonfish; king of the herrings rus. радужная рыба лента; радужный вогмер ryšiai: platesnis… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • king-of-the-herrings — silkių karalius statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Regalecus glesne angl. king of the herrings; ribbonfish rus. обыкновенная ремень рыба; обыкновенный сельдяной король ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • king-of-the-herrings — šiaurinė dalgiažuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Trachipterus arcticus angl. dealfish; king of the herrings rus. северная рыба лента; северный вогмер ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dalgiažuvės …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • king of the herrings — noun 1. the shad, genus Clupea, said to resemble a large herring. 2. any of several other fish, as the oarfish, opah, rabbit fish …  

  • king-of-the-herrings — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : oarfish …   Useful english dictionary

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  • King of herrings — Taxidermied specimen of Regalecus glesne in the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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