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Herring vs Derring - What's the difference?

herring | derring |

As a noun herring

is a type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.

As a proper noun Herring

is {{surname}.

As an adjective derring is

daring; warlike.

herring

English

(wikipedia herring) (Clupea)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea , often used as food.
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  • Fish in the family Clupeidae.
  • Fish similar to those in genus Clupea , many of those in the order Clupeiformes.

    • Derived terms

    * Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus ) * Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras ) * (English herring) (Clupea harengus ) * herringbone * (longfin herring) ( ) * matjes herring * Pacific herring () * red herring * round herring * (thread herring) () * (wolf herring) ()

    See also

    * buckling * kipper * stockfish

    derring

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) daring; warlike
    • Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. — Spenser.
    (Webster 1913)