noun Date: 1758 the young of any of several European herrings and especially of the common herring ( Clupea harengus ) or of the sprat ( Sprattus sprattus ), any of various small fishes likened to the European ~ and used as food
WHITEBAIT
Meaning of WHITEBAIT in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012