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HERRING [3 records]

Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Clupeidae.

OBS

herring: common name also used to refer to other species of the family Clupeidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Clupeidae.

OBS

hareng : désignation normalisée par le Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) en 1995 et par l'OLF.

OBS

hareng : nom commun aussi utilisé pour désigner d'autres espèces de la famille des Clupeidae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2022-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A fish of the family Clupeidae.

OBS

herring: common name also used to refer to other species of the family Clupeidae. 

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Poisson de la famille des Clupeidae.

OBS

hareng : nom commun aussi utilisé pour désigner d'autres espèces de la famille des Clupeidae. 

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
CONT

A small silvery fish ... of the North Atlantic and Pacific oceans that is one of the most important food fishes in the world. Herring are caught in huge quantities and sold fresh, salted, smoked, dried, or pickled, and are also canned ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
CONT

Le hareng est un poisson de mer très abondant [...] parmi les plus pêchés dans le monde.

Spanish

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