Found 1 hit - Term: sprat borer, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sprat \sprat\ spra^t, n. oe. sprot, sprotte, d. sprot; akin
to g. sprotte. zool.
a 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.
b a california surf-fish rhacochilus toxotes; -- called
also alfione, and perch.
1913 webster
sprat borer zool., the red-throated diver; -- so called
from its fondness for sprats. see diver.
sprat loon. zool.
a the young of the great northern diver. prov. eng.
b the red-throated diver. see diver.
sprat mew zool., the kittiwake gull.
1913 webster
see also:
clupea sprattus garvie rhacochilus toxotes alfione perch sprat borer
diver sprat loon sprat mew
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