sardine – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sardine
n.
any small edible fish from the herring family
v.
cram, pack together tightly
Sardine
Sardines, or
pilchards, are
common names used to refer to various small,
oily fish within the
herring family of
Clupeidae. The term
sardine was first used in English during the early 15th century and may come from the Mediterranean island of
Sardinia, around which sardines were once abundant.
sardine
Noun
1. small fatty fish usually canned
(synonym) pilchard
(hypernym) saltwater fish
2. any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
(hypernym) clupeid fish, clupeid
(hyponym) sild
3. a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
(synonym) sard, sardius
(hypernym) chalcedony, calcedony
4. small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
(synonym) pilchard, Sardina pilchardus
(hypernym) clupeid fish, clupeid
(hyponym) Pacific sardine, Sardinops caerulea
(member-holonym) Sardina, genus Sardina, genus Sardinia
Sardine (die)
nf.
sardine, pilchard, any small edible fish from the herring family
sardine
nf.
sardine, pilchard
