round herring

noun

any of several herringlike fishes of the family Dussumieriidae having a rounded abdomen, living chiefly in tropical marine waters.

Origin of round herring

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby round herring

round down, round figures, round file, round foramen, round hand, round herring, round kumquat, round lake beach, round ligament of femur, round ligament of liver, round ligament of uterus