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European sprat — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
sprat — 1) the European sprat, Sprattus sprattus (Clupeidae) often sold as brislings 2) slang for spurious coinage such as sixpences, shillings and four penny pieces in Britain 3) slang for a sweetheart (Britain) 4) slang for personal effects or… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Sprat — (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sprat borer — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sprat loon — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sprat mew — Sprat Sprat (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo[ o]l.) (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sprat — /sprat/, n., pl. sprats, (esp. collectively) sprat for 1. 1. a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic. 2. a small or inconsequential person or thing. [1590 1600; var. of earlier sprot, ME, OE (c. G Sprott); appar. same … Universalium
sprat — [sprat] n. [< ME sprotte < OE sprott: for IE base see SPROUT] any of a genus (Sprattus) of small, silvery herrings of temperate seas, esp. a European species ( S. sprattus) often canned as food … English World dictionary
sprat — small European herring, 1590s, variant of sprot, from O.E. sprot a small herring, related to Du. sprot, and probably connected to SPROUT (Cf. sprout) … Etymology dictionary
European anchovy — Taxobox name = European anchovy image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Clupeiformes familia = Engraulidae genus = Engraulis species = E. encrasicolus binomial = Engraulis encrasicolus binomial… … Wikipedia
