English-Thai Dictionary

sprat

N ปลา ทะเลช นิดหนึ่ง  pla-ta-lea-cha-nid-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPRAT

n.A small fish of the species Clupea.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPRAT

Sprat, n. Etym: [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G. sprotte. ](Zoöl.) (a ) A small European herring (Clupea sprattus ) closely allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called also garvie. The name is also applied to small herring of different kinds.(b ) A California surf-fish (Rhacochilus toxotes ); -- called also alfione, and perch. Sprat borer (Zoöl.), the red-throated diver; -- so called from its fondness for sprats. See Diver. -- Sprat loon. (Zoöl.) (a ) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng. ] (b ) The red-throated diver. See Diver. -- Sprat mew (Zoöl.), the kittiwake gull.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sprat

sprat |sprat spræt | ▶noun a small marine fish of the herring family, widely caught for food and fish products. [Sprattus and other genera, family Clupeidae: several species, in particular S. sprattus of European inshore waters. ] • any of a number of small fishes that resemble the true sprats, e.g., the sand eel. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: variant of Old English sprot, of unknown origin.

 

Spratly Islands

Sprat ly Is lands |ˈspratlē ˌsprætli ˈaɪləndz | a group of small islands and coral reefs in the South China Sea, between Vietnam and Borneo. Dispersed over a distance of about 600 miles (965 km ), the islands are variously claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sprat

sprat |sprat | ▶noun a small marine fish of the herring family, widely caught for food and fish products. ●Sprattus and other genera, family Clupeidae: several species, in particular S. sprattus of European inshore waters. • any of a number of small fishes that resemble the true sprats, e.g. the sand eel. ▶verb ( sprats, spratting, spratted ) [ no obj. ] fish for sprats. PHRASES a sprat to catch a mackerel Brit. a small outlay or risk ventured in the hope of a significant return. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: variant of Old English sprot, of unknown origin.

 

Spratly Islands

Spratly Islands |ˈspratli | a group of small islands and coral reefs in the South China Sea, between Vietnam and Borneo. Dispersed over a distance of some 965 km (600 miles ), the islands are variously claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia.

 

Duden Dictionary

spratzen

sprat zen schwaches Verb Hüttenwesen |spr a tzen |Gasblasen auswerfen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sprat

sprat /spræt /名詞 C 〘魚 〙スプラット 〘ニシン属の魚 〙.