denticle herring

noun

Denticeps clupeoides; a small, silver, clupeiform fish, the sole extant species in the suborder Denticipitoidei, found in rivers adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea in west-central Africa.

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Meanings

noundenticle herring (plural denticle herrings)

plural denticle herrings

  1. Denticeps clupeoides; a small, silver, clupeiform fish, the sole extant species in the suborder Denticipitoidei, found in rivers adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea in west-central Africa.

Origin

Partial calque from translingual and phono-semantic matching of translingual Denticeps clupeoides (literally “herring-like tooth-head”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 齒頭鯡 /齿头鲱
  • 齒頭鯡 /齿头鲱 (chǐtóu fēi)Denticeps clupeoides
Dutch stekelharing
  • stekelharingDenticeps clupeoides
Finnish hammassilli
  • hammassilliDenticeps clupeoides
German Stachelhering
  • StachelheringDenticeps clupeoides
Korean 이빨청어
  • 이빨청어 (ippalcheong'eo)Denticeps clupeoides
Cite this entry
APA

denticle herring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticle%20herring

MLA

“denticle herring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticle%20herring. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denticle herring,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denticle%20herring.

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