smelt.
(Of theBr.éperlan, and this of thefranco* spirling;) cf.al.Spierling, neerl.(spirling).
1. m. teleósteo fish, relative of the salmon, about 20 cm long, greenish back and whitish belly, with a band silver on the flanks and slightly prominent jaw. It is characteristic of the seas of Northern Europe and frequents the mouths of the rivers, where freza.
