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Meaning of fingerling | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈfɪŋɡəlɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A juvenile fish that has developed scales and working fins.
  2. A type of small potato grown primarily in North America.
  3. An infant weasel, stoat, ferret; esp. weasels.
  4. Any finger-sized version of something typically larger.
    broadly

Examples

“Oh, but those little crab-lingered fingerlings really wanted to get in! Now some were trying to claw up through an old knothole whose bole had aged and didn’t sit true in the plank. […] But here came the dwarf opening her door, and the spiderlets melted away.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Fingerman fingermark Fingernail fingernail clam fingernail moon fingernailful

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