fingerling.
A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.
Meaning & usage
A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.
A type of small potato grown primarily in North America.
An infant weasel, stoat, ferret; esp. weasels.
Any finger-sized version of something typically larger.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English fyngyrlynge, equivalent to finger + -ling, from having the size of a human finger.
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