Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atlantic herring

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: at-lantic her-ring
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

Inflected Forms

Atlantic herrings (plural)

Synonyms

clupea harengus harengus

Questions

What does atlantic herring mean?: Clupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.

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