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1. (n.) pilchard
a small, S European marine fish, Sardina pilchardus, related to the herring but smaller and rounder.
2. pilchard
any of several related fishes, as Sardinops sagax, common off the California coast.
Etymology: (1520–30; earlier pilcher; orig. uncert.)
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1. (noun) sardine, pilchard
small fatty fish usually canned
2. (noun) pilchard, sardine, Sardina pilchardus
small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
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1. (noun) pilchard
a small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken in great numbers on the coast of England
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