Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 11 compound words that contain herring. The most common are listed below. Open herring in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- red herringA herring that is cured in smoke and brine strong enough to turn the flesh red; a type of kipper.
- Atlantic herringClupea harengus, an abundant species of herring and an important food fish living in the North Atlantic.
- Baltic herringA subspecies of Atlantic herring, (Clupea harengus membras), living in the Baltic Sea, smaller than Atlantic herring, with leaner flesh.
- matjes herringYoung filleted herring that has been matured for a short time in brine and prepared traditionally with vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices.
- Pacific herringA species of the herring family native to north Pacific Ocean from Yellow Sea to Baja California; Clupea pallasii.
- European herring gullA common, large seagull, Larus argentatus, having a white and gray body and a yellow bill with a red spot and found in the coastal areas of Europe.
- denticle herringDenticeps clupeoides; a small, silver, clupeiform fish, the sole extant species in the suborder Denticipitoidei, found in rivers adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea in west-central Africa.
- herring gullAny of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.
- herring wormA species of nematode, which occurs in ocean fish such as herrings, Anisakis simplex.
- herring under a fur coatSynonym of dressed herring: A layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of boiled egg, vegetables, and mayonnaise.
- dressed herringA layered salad composed of diced salted herring covered with layers of boiled egg, vegetables, and mayonnaise.
- Herring bodiesplural of Herring body: A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.
- Herring bodyA neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.
- herring-boneAlternative form of herringbone: A bone of a herring.
- herring-bonesplural of herring-bone: A bone of a herring.
- lake herringA northern cisco (Coregonus artedi), a fish of North America.
- round herringAny of the family Dussumieriidae of clupeiform fish.
- white herringA fresh or uncured herring.
- wolf herringAny of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated jaws and sharp teeth.
- Bismarck herringPickled herring.
- herring caleA ray-finned fish of species Olisthops cyanomelas, endemic to Australia.
- herring gullsplural of herring gull: Any of a group of large seagulls in the Larus genus.
- oxeye herringSynonym of Indo-Pacific tarpon: Megalops cyprinoides, the smaller of the two species of tarpon that inhabits the Indo-Pacific waters.
- herring-guttedOf a person, thin; emaciated.
- herring pondThe ocean, especially the Atlantic or the English Channel.
Compound words 11
- herringboneA bone of a herring.
- herringlikeResembling or characteristic of a herring.
- herringerA fisherman who fishes for herring.
- herringlessWithout herring.
- HerringtonA surname.
- herringbonedHaving a herringbone (zigzag) pattern.
- herringbonesplural of herringbone: A bone of a herring.
- herringboningpresent participle and gerund of herringbone
- herringersplural of herringer: A fisherman who fishes for herring.
- HerringfleetA hamlet in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet parish, East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Waveney district (OS grid ref TM4797).