Množina: herrings

ETYM Old Eng. hering, AS. haering; akin to Dutch haring, German häring, hering, Old High Germ. haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called because they commonly move in large numbers. Related to Harry.
Any of various marine fishes of the herring family (Clupeidae), but especially the important food fish Clupea harengus. A silvered greenish-blue, it swims close to the surface, and may be 25–40 cm/10–16 in long. Herring travel in schools several miles long and wide. They are found in large quantities off the E coast of North America, and the shores of NE Europe. Overfishing and pollution have reduced their numbers.
1. Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific; SYN. Clupea harangus.
2. Valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled.