fingerling
/ˈfiŋ-gər-liŋ/ (ame, mw)
fingerling — noun
1. a baby fish in the early stage after hatching, roughly finger-sized and usually
a baby fish in the early stage after hatching, roughly finger-sized and usually under one year old, often raised at a hatchery before being released into rivers, lakes, or farm ponds.
The hatchery releases thousands of salmon fingerlings into the river each spring.
collocation: release fingerlings into [body of water]
Élise studied how water temperature affects the survival rate of trout fingerlings.
collocation: [fish type] fingerlings (salmon / trout / carp)
The pond was stocked with bass fingerlings to rebuild the fishery after the drought.
Asher scooped a wriggling fingerling from the bucket and showed it to his daughter.
Wei feeds the carp fingerlings tiny pellets twice a day until they grow larger.
- fry
even younger stage — just after the yolk sac is absorbed, smaller than a fingerling
- juvenile fish
broader technical term covering fingerling and slightly older fish
- smolt
specifically a young salmon ready to migrate to the sea
文法句型
a/the fingerling
fingerlings (plural)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a hatchery, fish farm, biologist, or angler — almost never a casual speaker outside aquaculture, fisheries science, or fishing communities.
常見錯誤
2. a slim, knobbly potato shaped roughly like a finger, usually about 5 to 13 centi
a slim, knobbly potato shaped roughly like a finger, usually about 5 to 13 centimetres long, prized in cooking for its waxy flesh and nutty flavour when roasted or boiled whole.
Karim roasted the fingerlings with olive oil, rosemary, and a pinch of sea salt.
typical preparation: roast fingerlings with herbs
The farmers' market had purple, yellow, and red fingerling potatoes on display.
collocation: fingerling potatoes (noun + noun)
Christopher boiled a handful of fingerlings whole and served them next to the grilled fish.
Wren chose fingerlings for the salad because they hold their shape after cooking.
Nala dug up a row of fingerling potatoes from the garden bed yesterday afternoon.
- fingerling potato
the full noun phrase; common on menus and seed catalogues
- finger potato
informal alternative; less common in print
文法句型
fingerling potatoes (modifier + noun)
the fingerlings
用法筆記
Frequently appears as the modifier in 'fingerling potatoes' rather than alone. Distinguish from sense 1 (the fish): cooking context, mention of varieties, colours, or preparation methods all point to the potato reading.