Phrase guide

Pacific herring

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A species of the herring family native to north Pacific Ocean from Yellow Sea to Baja California; Clupea pallasii.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

important food fish of the northern Pacific

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Clupea harengus pallasii

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herring, Clupea harangus

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tyynenmerensilli — Clupea pallasii
  • Japanese: ニシン (nishin) — Clupea pallasii
  • Japanese: 鰊 (nishin) — Clupea pallasii
  • Korean: 청어 (cheong'eo) — Clupea pallasii
  • Russian: тихоокеа́нская сельдь (tixookeánskaja selʹdʹ) — Clupea pallasii