european smelt

Questions about european smelt

What does european smelt mean?

european smelt means "common smelt of Europe". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for european smelt?

Close synonyms include sparling, sparling, Osmerus eperlanus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is european smelt a common word?

european smelt is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.