'Osmerus eperlanus' definitions:
Definition of 'Osmerus eperlanus'
From: WordNet
noun
The common smelt of Europe [syn: sparling, European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus]
Definition of 'Osmerus eperlanus'
From: GCIDE
- Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D. spiering: cf. F. ['e]perlan.] (Zool.) (a) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). (b) A young salmon. (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]