- california sardine
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized C: a sardine (Sardinops caerulea) of the Pacific coast — called also pilchard
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Sardine — Sar dine (? or ?; 277), n. [F. sardine (cf. Sp. sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda; cf. Gr. ?, ?; so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sardine — Pilchard redirects here. For other uses, see Pilchard (disambiguation). This article is about the fish. For the children s games, see Sardines (game). Sardine … Wikipedia
sardine — noun Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine (Clupea pichardus). The California sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. The American… … Wiktionary
sardine — /saˈdin / (say sah deen) noun (plural sardines or sardine) 1. the young of the common pilchard, often preserved in oil and canned for food. 2. any of various allied or similar fishes used in this way, especially the California sardine, Sardinops… …
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California — Californian, adj., n. /kal euh fawrn yeuh, fawr nee euh/, n. 1. a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 23,668,562; 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Cap.: Sacramento. Abbr.: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif. 2. Gulf of, an… … Universalium
California halibut — Taxobox name = California halibut image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Paralichthyidae genus = Paralichthys species = P. californicus binomial = Paralichthys… … Wikipedia
sardine — 1) a general term for fishes of the family Clupeidae which are canned, e.g. young Clupea harengus on the Atlantic coast of Canada, Sardinops sagax in California and Sardina pilchardus in England. English sardines are immature pilchards and the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
