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Osmerus eperlanus

Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D. spiering: cf. F. ['e]perlan.] (Zo["o]l.)

  1. The European smelt ( Osmerus eperlanus).

  2. A young salmon.

  3. A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Osmerus eperlanus

'Eperlan \['E]`per`lan"\, n. [F. ['e]perlan, fr. G. spierling. See Sparling.] (Zo["o]l.) The European smelt ( Osmerus eperlanus). [1913 Webster] ||