01 n. A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also a…
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A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds.(Zool.) Also: garvie
Phrases & compounds
Sprat borer —
the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver.
Sprat loon —
The young of the great northern diver
Sprat mew —
the kittiwake gull.