bloater

/ˈbloʊdər/
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Other forms: bloaters

Definitions of bloater
  1. noun
    large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked
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    type of:
    herring
    valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
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