"rock herring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rock herrings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rock herring (plural rock herrings)
  1. (Scotland) allis shad Tags: Scotland Categories (lifeform): Herrings
    Sense id: en-rock_herring-en-noun-svf0M78m Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

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