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European sprat

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A fish of European waters from the Black Sea to the North Sea and the Baltic sea (Sprattus sprattus).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: amploia — Sprattus sprattus
  • Danish: brisling — Sprattus sprattus
  • Estonian: Läänemere kilu — Sprattus sprattus
  • Estonian: balti kilu — Sprattus sprattus
  • Estonian: kilu — Sprattus sprattus
  • Finnish: kilohaili — Sprattus sprattus
  • French: sprat — Sprattus sprattus
  • German: Europäische Sprotte — Sprattus sprattus
  • Latvian: Eiropas brētliņa — Sprattus sprattus
  • Norwegian: brisling — Sprattus sprattus
  • Polish: szprot — Sprattus sprattus
  • Swedish: brissling — Sprattus sprattus
  • Turkish: çaça — Sprattus sprattus