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sprat

1 [spræt] substantive

EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 03.06.2026

Meanings

1
väike, saleda kehakujuga sinakasrohelise seljaga hõbedane rannavete kala
2
kiluliha toiduna

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 699386 Last modified 09.04.2025
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Domain classified zoology
kilu preferred
  • brisling - a small, sardine-like fish of the herring family, which is widely distributed in the north-east Atlantic and the North Sea, and is cured and tinned for use as food
  • sprat - a small sea-fish, Clupea Sprattus, common on the Atlantic coasts of Europe
kilu preferred
euroopa kilu
sprat preferred
Usage examples
  • Trawling and purse seining for mackerel, sprat and herring shall be prohibited in the Skagerrak from Saturday midnight to Sunday midnight and in the Kattegat from Friday midnight to Sunday midnight.
Clupea sprattus
European sprat
brisling
Sprattus sprattus

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