A species of the herring family native to north Pacific Ocean from Yellow Sea to Baja California; Clupea pallasii.

(obsolete) A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. / (obsolete) A Merry Andrew; a buffoon.

plural of pickle-herring

The giant oarfish, Regalecus glesne.

plural of herring gull

(anatomy) A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.

plural of Herring body

Any of the family Dussumieriidae of clupeiform fish.

Alternative form of his nibs, when referring to a female.

Describes a pair of items designed for use by a couple – one by the man and the other by the woman.