"wolf herring" meaning in All languages combined

See wolf herring on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: wolf herrings [plural], wolf herring [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wolf herring}} wolf herring (plural wolf herrings or wolf herring)
  1. Any of the family Chirocentridae of marine ray-finned fish related to the herrings, with elongated jaws and sharp teeth. Categories (lifeform): Otocephalan fish

Inflected forms

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