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fingerling

[ fing-ger-ling ]

noun

  1. a young or small fish, especially a very small salmon or trout.
  2. something very small.


adjective

  1. small and elongated; shaped like a finger:

    fingerling potato;

    fingerling carrots.

fingerling

/ ˈfɪŋɡəlɪŋ /

noun

  1. a very young fish, esp the parr of salmon or trout
  2. a diminutive creature or object
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of fingerling1

First recorded in 1400–50, and in 1825–30 fingerling fordef 2; late Middle English: literally, “covering for a finger, fingerstall”; finger, -ling 1
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Example Sentences

Every three months he buys a thousand catfish fingerlings for $47.

From Ozy

The fingerling rose, with a jerk, from the water, and was no more seen.

There were infant big-mouthed bass in the lake and fingerling trout in many of the streams.

Once, near the other side, he saw a misguided fingerling dart from under a stone in the shallow water and seize the gay morsel.

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