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.
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Example sentences 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. RobertsThere were infant big-mouthed bass in the lake and fingerling trout in many of the streams.
Operation Terror|William Fitzgerald JenkinsOnce, near the other side, he saw a misguided fingerling dart from under a stone in the shallow water and seize the gay morsel.
The Watchers of the Trails|Charles G. D. Roberts
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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