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blueback herring
noun blue·back herring \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
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First Known Use of BLUEBACK HERRING
1873
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