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haring.

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɦaː.rɪŋ/
  1. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

    masculine
  2. a clupeid fish, any fish of the family Clupeidae

    masculine
  3. a tent peg

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch hârinc, from Old Dutch *hārinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring.

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