definitions

fingerling

[ fing-ger-ling ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gər lɪŋ /
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noun

a young or small fish, especially a very small salmon or trout.
something very small.

Nearby words

fingerbreadth, fingered, fingerflower, fingerfuck, fingering, fingerling, fingermark, fingernail, fingerpick, fingerprint, fingerspell

Origin of fingerling

1400–50; late Middle English: fingerstall. See finger, -ling1
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Examples from the Web for fingerling

  • The fingerling rose, with a jerk, from the water, and was no more seen.

    The Watchers of the Trails|Charles G. D. Roberts

  • There were infant big-mouthed bass in the lake and fingerling trout in many of the streams.

    Operation Terror|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for fingerling

fingerling

/ (ˈfɪŋɡəlɪŋ) /

noun

a very young fish, esp the parr of salmon or trout
a diminutive creature or object
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