Thesaurus: sprat

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1. n. 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 of different kinds.
2. n. A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch.
3. n. small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines
4. n. small herring processed like a sardine
5. (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 of different kinds. (b) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer (Zoöl.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver. -- Sprat loon. (Zoöl.) (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The red-throated diver. See Diver. -- Sprat mew (Zoöl.), the kittiwake gull.
6. n. small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines