Spar·ling n.  Zool. (a) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus). (b) A young salmon. (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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  É·per·lan n.  Zoöl. The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).
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  Osmerus eperlanus
       n : the common smelt of Europe [syn: sparling, European smelt]