"fingerling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fingerlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English fyngyrlynge, equivalent to finger + -ling, from having the size of a human finger. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|fyngyrlynge}} Middle English fyngyrlynge, {{suf|en|finger|ling|id2=diminutive}} finger + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} fingerling (plural fingerlings)
  1. (zoology) A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins. Categories (lifeform): Fish, Baby animals, Fish, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-fingerling-en-noun-en:fish Disambiguation of Baby animals: 32 18 20 31 Disambiguation of Fish: 63 13 7 17 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 35 22 14 29 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. A type of small potato grown primarily in North America. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-fingerling-en-noun-en:potato Disambiguation of Baby animals: 32 18 20 31 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 35 22 14 29 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling (diminutive): 10 45 14 31
  3. An infant weasel, stoat, ferret; esp. weasels. Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-fingerling-en-noun-6nCkYV20 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 32 18 20 31 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 35 22 14 29
  4. (by extension) Any finger-sized version of something typically larger. Tags: broadly Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Potatoes, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-fingerling-en-noun-feTFbmKH Disambiguation of Baby animals: 32 18 20 31 Disambiguation of Potatoes: 27 23 14 37 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 35 22 14 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 25 21 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 24 26 35

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