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Baltic herring

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A subspecies of Atlantic herring, (Clupea harengus membras), living in the Baltic Sea, smaller than Atlantic herring, with leaner flesh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: østersøsild — Clupea harengus membras
  • Dutch: oostzeeharing — Clupea harengus membras
  • Dutch: baltische haring — Clupea harengus membras
  • Dutch: stromeling — Clupea harengus membras
  • Estonian: räim — Clupea harengus membras
  • Estonian: läänemere heeringas — Clupea harengus membras
  • Finnish: silakka — Clupea harengus membras
  • French: hareng de la Baltique — Clupea harengus membras
  • German: Strömling — Clupea harengus membras
  • German: Ostseehering — Clupea harengus membras
  • Latvian: strimala — Clupea harengus membras
  • Latvian: reņģe — Clupea harengus membras
  • Lithuanian: strimelė — Clupea harengus membras
  • Polish: sałaka — Clupea harengus membras
  • Polish: śledź bałtycki — Clupea harengus membras
  • Russian: сала́ка (saláka) — Clupea harengus membras
  • Swedish: strömming — Clupea harengus membras
  • Turkish: Baltık ringası — Clupea harengus membras