- mediterranean anchovy
- nounesteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes• Syn: ↑Engraulis encrasicholus• Hypernyms: ↑anchovy• Member Holonyms: ↑Engraulis, ↑genus Engraulis
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Anchovy — An*cho vy ([a^]n*ch[=o] v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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anchovy — /an choh vee, cheuh , an choh vee/, n., pl. anchovies. any small, marine, herringlike fish of the family Engraulidae, esp. Engraulis encrasicholus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, often preserved in oil and used in salads, spreads, etc., or… … Universalium
European anchovy — Taxobox name = European anchovy image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Clupeiformes familia = Engraulidae genus = Engraulis species = E. encrasicolus binomial = Engraulis encrasicolus binomial… … Wikipedia
Engraulis encrasicholus — noun esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes • Syn: ↑mediterranean anchovy • Hypernyms: ↑anchovy • Member Holonyms: ↑Engraulis, ↑genus Engraulis … Useful english dictionary
Engraulis — noun type genus of the family Engraulidae • Syn: ↑genus Engraulis • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Meronyms: ↑mediterranean anchovy, ↑Engraulis encrasicholus … Useful english dictionary
genus Engraulis — noun type genus of the family Engraulidae • Syn: ↑Engraulis • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Meronyms: ↑mediterranean anchovy, ↑Engraulis encrasicholus … Useful english dictionary
Engraulis encrasicholus — Anchovy An*cho vy ([a^]n*ch[=o] v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small fish, about three inches in length … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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