fingerling

(fiŋgər liŋ)

noun

  1. anything very small or trifling
  2. a small fish about the length of a finger, or a young fish up to the end of the first year

Origin: ME: see finger & -ling

See fingerling in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A young or small fish, especially a young salmon or trout.

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