Defenition of the word sardine
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Defenition of the word sardine
- Any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food.
- small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
- a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
- any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
- small fatty fish usually canned
Synonyms for the word sardine
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- pilchard
- sard
- Sardina pilchardus
- sardius
Meronymys for the word sardine
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- genus Sardina
- genus Sardinia
- Sardina
Hyponyms for the word sardine
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- brisling
- Clupea sprattus
- Pacific sardine
- Sardinops caerulea
- sild
- sprat
Hypernyms for the word sardine
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- calcedony
- chalcedony
- clupeid
- clupeid fish
- food fish
- saltwater fish
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