blueback herring
blue·back herring
noun \ˈblü-ˌbak-\Definition of BLUEBACK HERRING
: an anadromous clupeid fish (Alosa aestivalis) of the Atlantic coast of North America having a dark blue or bluish-gray back
First Known Use of BLUEBACK HERRING
1873
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