pilchard

pilchard
/pil"cheuhrd/, n.
1. a small, southern European, marine fish, Sardina pilchardus, related to the herring but smaller and rounder.
2. any of several related fishes, as Sardinops caeruleus, common off the California coast.
[1520-30; earlier pilcher; orig. uncert.]

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Local name in Britain and elsewhere for the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus).

It is found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Spain, Portugal, France, and Britain.

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      a species of sardine (q.v.) found in Europe. It is the local name in Great Britain and elsewhere.

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  • Pilchard — (engl., spr. píltsch ), s. Sardine …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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  • pilchard — UK [ˈpɪltʃə(r)d] / US [ˈpɪltʃərd] noun [countable] Word forms pilchard : singular pilchard plural pilchards 1) a type of small fish that lives in the sea around Europe 2) this fish eaten as food, usually sold in cans (= metal containers) …   English dictionary

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