Phrase guide

king of herrings

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The giant oarfish, Regalecus glesne.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: king of the herrings

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sneesvis — Regalecus glesne
  • Belarusian: рэмень-рыба (remjenʹ-ryba) — Regalecus glesne
  • Belarusian: селядцовы кароль (sjeljadcóvy karólʹ) — Regalecus glesne
  • Belarusian: рэмнецел (remnjecjel) — Regalecus glesne
  • Catalan: rei dels peixos — Regalecus glesne
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皇帶魚 /皇带鱼 (huáng dàiyú) — Regalecus glesne
  • Chinese Mandarin: 龍宮使者 /龙宫使者 (lónggōng shǐzhě) — Regalecus glesne
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鯡魚王 /鲱鱼王 (fèiyú wáng) — Regalecus glesne
  • Chinese Mandarin: 海魔王 (hǎi mówáng) — Regalecus glesne
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地震魚 /地震鱼 (dìzhèn yú) — Regalecus glesne
  • Czech: hlístoun červenohřívý — Regalecus glesne
  • Danish: sildekonge — Regalecus glesne
  • Dutch: riemvis — Regalecus glesne
  • Finnish: airokala — Regalecus glesne
  • French: régalec — Regalecus glesne
  • French: roi des harengs — Regalecus glesne
  • French: ruban de mer — Regalecus glesne
  • Hebrew: דג משוט ענק — Regalecus glesne
  • Hebrew: דג משוט פסיפי — Regalecus glesne
  • Hebrew: הרינג מלכותי — Regalecus glesne
  • Indonesian: ikan raja herring — Regalecus glesne
  • Italian: regaleco — Regalecus glesne
  • Italian: pesce remo — Regalecus glesne
  • Italian: re di aringhe — Regalecus glesne
  • Japanese: リュウグウノツカイ (ryūgūnotsukai) — Regalecus glesne
  • Japanese: 竜宮の使い (ryūgū no tsukai) — Regalecus glesne
  • Korean: 리본이악어 (riboniageo) — Regalecus glesne
  • Latvian: siļķu karalis — Regalecus glesne
  • Latvian: milzu airzivs — Regalecus glesne
  • Latvian: zivs-josta — Regalecus glesne
  • Lithuanian: silkių karalius — Regalecus glesne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sildekonge — Regalecus glesne
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sildekonge — Regalecus glesne
  • Persian: پاروماهی بزرگ — Regalecus glesne
  • Polish: wstęgor królewski — Regalecus glesne
  • Polish: królem śledziowym — Regalecus glesne
  • Portuguese: peixe-remo — Regalecus glesne
  • Portuguese: regaleco — Regalecus glesne
  • Portuguese: relangueiro — Regalecus glesne
  • Portuguese: rei-dos-arenques — Regalecus glesne
  • Russian: сельдяно́й коро́ль (selʹdjanój korólʹ) — Regalecus glesne
  • Russian: обыкновенная реме́нь-ры́ба (obyknovennaja reménʹ-rýba) — Regalecus glesne
  • Russian: ремнете́л (remnetél) — Regalecus glesne
  • Spanish: pez remo gigante — Regalecus glesne
  • Spanish: rey de los arenques — Regalecus glesne
  • Swedish: sillkung — Regalecus glesne
  • Thai: ปลาออร์ (plā xxr̒) — Regalecus glesne
  • Thai: ปลาริบบิ้น (plā ribbîn) — Regalecus glesne
  • Ukrainian: оселе́дцевий коро́ль чуба́тий (oselédcevyj korólʹ čubátyj) — Regalecus glesne
  • Vietnamese: cá mái chèo — Regalecus glesne
  • Vietnamese: cá đai vua — Regalecus glesne