Śledź
Clupea harengus
#nm_0505📍 Poland
- Language
- Polish
- Transliteration
- Sledz
- IPA
- /ɕlɛt͡ɕ/
From Proto-Slavic *selьdь (herring) ↳ Of uncertain further etymology, possibly a pre-Slavic substrate word or an early borrowing
Atlantic herring. One of the most abundant fish species. Schooling pelagic fish found in temperate waters of the North Atlantic. Grows to 45cm. Commercially one of the most important fish species in the world.