Herringlike

/ˈhɛrɪŋlaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling a herring fish in appearance, shape, or characteristics.

Etymology

Compound of 'herring' + the adjective suffix '-like,' first used in modern English to describe fish or objects with elongated, streamlined features similar to herrings.

Kelly Says

Many unrelated fish species evolved herring-like body shapes because it's aerodynamic in water—this is called convergent evolution, where different creatures independently develop similar features. Herring's sleek design made it the blueprint that nature kept reusing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ዓሣ ያለ
ɛn.de ʿa.ṣa ya.le
ARالعربية
يشبه سمك السردين
yash.bah samak as.sar.dīn
BNবাংলা
হেরিং এর মতো
hēriṅ ēr mɔ.tɔ
CACatalà
semblant al verat
səm.blan al bə.ˈɾat
CSČeština
podobný sleď
pɔ.ˈbɔb.nɪj slɛt
DADansk
hæringlignende
hɛrɪŋ.lɪɡ.nən.də
DEDeutsch
häringähnlich
hɛ.ʁɪŋ.ɛɐ̯n.lɪç
ELΕλληνικά
ομοιάζει με το χέρι
o.mo.jɑ.zi me to ˈxe.ri
ESEspañol
similar al arenque
si.mi.lar al a.ren.ke
FAفارسی
شبیه ماهی هリング
ʃebīh māhī hering
FISuomi
silliä muistuttaa
sil.lɪ.æ mu.is.tut.tɑ
FRFrançais
semblable au hareng
sɑ̃.blabl o ha.rɛ̃
GUGU
હેરિંગ જેવું
hēriṅ jē.vuṁ
HAHA
kamar kashi na azumi
ka.mɑr ka.ʃi na a.zu.mi
HEעברית
דומה לדג
do.mah lə.dag
HIहिन्दी
हेरिंग जैसा
hēriṅ jaisā
HUMagyar
heringhez hasonló
hɛ.ring.hez hɑ.ʃon.lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyerupai ikan herring
mə.njə.ru.pai i.kan hɛr.ɪŋ
IGIG
dị ka ọnụ ọkpọkọ azụ
dɪ ka o.nu o.kpo.ko azu
ITItaliano
simile all'aringa
si.mi.le al.la.ˈriŋ.ɡa
JA日本語
ニシンに似た
ni.shin ni ni.ta
KKKK
балыққа ұқсас
bɑ.lɯq.qa uq.sas
KMKM
ស្រដៀងនឹងត្រី
sra.dɨɛŋ nɨŋ tri
KO한국어
헤링과 같은
he-ri-ng-gwa ga.tɛ
MRMR
हेरिंग सारखे
hēriṅ sā.rakhē
MSBahasa Melayu
menyerupai ikan herring
mə.njə.ru.pai i.kan hɛr.ɪŋ
MYမြန်မာ
ငါးရိုးနှင့် တူသော
ŋá yó n̥ɪ̰n tù ðɛʊ
NLNederlands
haringachtig
hɑ.rɪŋ.ɑxtɪx
NONorsk
hæringliknende
hɛrɪŋ.lɪk.nɛn.də
PAPA
ਹੈਰਿੰਗ ਵਰਗਾ
hēriṅ var.gā
PLPolski
podobny do śledzia
pɔ.ˈbɔb.nɨ dɔ ˈɕwɛd.ʑa
PTPortuguês
semelhante ao arenque
sɛ.mɛl.ˈħɐ̃.tɨ ɐ.u ɐ.ˈʁɛ̃.ki
RORomână
asemănător cu hering
a.se.mɑ.nɑ.tor ku hɛ.ring
RUРусский
схожий с сельдью
sxo.ʒɪj s ˈsʲelʲ.dʲju
SVSvenska
häringliknande
hɛrɪŋ.lɪk.nɑn.de
SWKiswahili
inayofanana na samaki wa herring
i.na.yo.fa.na.na na sa.ma.ki wa hɛ.rɪŋ
TAதமிழ்
ஹெரிங் போன்ற
heriṅ pōnṛa
TEతెలుగు
హెరింగ్ లాగా
heriṅ lā.gā
THไทย
คล้ายกับปลาเฮริง
kʰlɑj kap plā hē.rīng
TLTL
katulad ng herring
ka.tu.lad ng hɛ.rɪŋ
TRTürkçe
uska benzeyen
us.ka ben.zɛ.jen
UKУкраїнська
схожий з оселедцем
sxo.ʒɪj z ɔ.sɛ.ˈlɛd.tsɛm
URاردو
ہیرنگ کی طرح
hēriṅ kī tarḥ
VITiếng Việt
giống như cá trích
ɣɔ̀ŋ ɲɨ ɲɑ kɑ trɪ́ch
YOYO
dídá ẹ̀gbẹ̀ ẹja
dɪ́.dá e.gbe e.ja
ZH中文
像鲱鱼一样
xiàng yú yú yí yàng
ZUZU
fana neivivi lezi
fa.na ne.i.vi.vi le.zi

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