"neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring}} neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of neither fish, flesh, nor good red herring (synonym of neither fish nor fowl) Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: neither fish (extra: synonym of neither fish nor fowl), flesh (extra: synonym of neither fish nor fowl), nor good red herring (extra: synonym of neither fish nor fowl)
    Sense id: en-neither_fish_nor_flesh,_nor_good_red_herring-en-adj-4wn0T8Pj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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