fryling

noun

fryling

noun

Etymology From fry + -ling.

1

A very small trout.

  • In an unusual alliance, Minnesota is trading walleye fingerlings, above, for Wisconsin frylings.2009 May 23, Monica Davey, “States Barter Fish and Bullets to Save Money”, in New York Times:
  • He begins with eggs and raises the trout from frylings to rainbows that will measure well over 16 inches.2009, Jim DuFresne, Michigan Off the Beaten Path, page 90:

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