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Definition of Sprat loon

Sprat loon
Sprat Sprat, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds. (b) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes); -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver. Sprat loon. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.] (b) The red-throated diver. See Diver. Sprat mew (Zo["o]l.), the kittiwake gull.

Meaning of Sprat loon from wikipedia

- (such as the loon) at or near the top of the food chain. Its main diet has also led to several of the loon's British folk names, including "sprat borer" and...
- Cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, plaice, sole, mackerel, herring, pouting, sprat, and sandeel are common and target of commercial fishing. Due to the various...
- Prototype 1 AD Seaplane Type 1000 UK Floatplane Attack 1915 Prototype 2 AEA Loon US Floatplane Experimental 1908 Experimental 1 AEG Flugboot Germany Flying...
- Langor Arno Atoll  Marshall Islands Langøya Vesterålen  Norway Lankiam Cay Spratly Islands Disputed between:  China,  Republic of China,  Vietnam,  Brunei...
- Cracked. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 8 December 2015. Sprat, Jack (2011-06-27). "Exploring the classics: The Secret Garden". TreasuryIslands...
- Cod, haddock, whiting, saithe, plaice, sole, mackerel, herring, pouting, sprat, and sandeel are all very common and are fished commercially. Due to the...
- West James Gustave Speth (born 1942, US, Nh/Lw); Red Sky at Morning Thomas Sprat (1635–1713, England, R) Piero Sraffa (1898–1983, Italy/England, E) M. N...
- Private, Limited. ISBN 978-1-912049-06-6. Forgotten air war of Malaya, Gok K Loon, retrieved 23 March 2018 ****s to leave Rempang Prison Isle, The Singapore...
- T22728318A132656045.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021. BirdLife International (2008) "Loons, penguins, petrels". International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 2015-01-14...
- 10293039 ITIS: 686701 IUCN: 22689452 NCBI: 79242 Observation.org: 104938 Open Tree of Life: 829320 Species+: 5056 SPRAT: 66671 Xeno-canto: Ninox-natalis...