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fingerling definition

fin·ger·ling (fiŋ′gər 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

Etymology: ME: see finger & -ling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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