Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fish of the family Regalecidæ, Regalecus glesne. Also called
king of the herrings . SeeRegalecidæ .
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Examples
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One of the most singular things I saw was a specimen (said to be the only one in existence) of a fish called the "herring-king," about twelve feet in length by one in thickness, and with something of the serpent in its appearance.
Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland Bayard Taylor 1851
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