sprat

IPA: sprˈæt

noun

  • Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
  • Any of various similar fish of other genera.
  • (by extension) Anything petty or insignificant.
  • (UK, slang, obsolete) A sixpence.
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Examples of "sprat" in Sentences

  • I'll take a look at the SPRAT site.
  • Hyperlophus is a genus of sprat fish.
  • Sprat, flounder and perch are also popular.
  • Young sprats are commonly known as brisling.
  • Jack Sprat can reasonably be quoted in full.
  • They mainly eat sprat, juvenile red cod and also squid.
  • It and the Lake Tanganyika sprat are known collectively at kapenta.
  • SPRAT moves by rolling but can only do so along level ground or down slopes.
  • The Sprat and Winkle Line was built along and on the bed of the Andover Canal.

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