Meanings
nouncucumber herring (plural cucumber herrings or cucumber herring)
plural cucumber herrings
- Synonym of Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena).
Synonyms: Australian grayling
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena).
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Origin
Named for its cucumber-like odour.
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cucumber herring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20herring
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“cucumber herring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20herring. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cucumber herring,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cucumber%20herring.
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