Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D.
   spiering: cf. F. ['e]perlan.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).
   (b) A young salmon.
   (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Source : WordNet®

sparling
     n 1: common smelt of Europe [syn: {European smelt}]
     2: the common smelt of Europe [syn: {European smelt}, {Osmerus
        eperlanus}]