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fin⋅ger⋅ling

[fing-ger-ling]
–noun
1. a young or small fish, esp. a very small salmon or trout.
2. something very small.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME: fingerstall. See finger, -ling 1
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fin·ger·ling   (fĭng'gər-lĭng)   
n.  A young or small fish, especially a young salmon or trout.
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