HyperDic: sardine

English > 4 senses of the word sardine:
NOUNfoodsardine, pilchardsmall fatty fish usually canned
animalsardineany of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
substancesardine, sard, sardiusa deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
animalsardine, pilchard, Sardina pilchardussmall fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe
sardine > pronunciation
Soundssaardiy'n
RhymesAberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...
English > sardine: 4 senses > noun 1, food
Meaningsmall fatty fish usually canned.
Synonympilchard
Broadersaltwater fishflesh of fish from the sea used as food
Spanishsardina
Catalansardina
English > sardine: 4 senses > noun 2, animal
MeaningAny of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned.
Narrowerbrisling, sprat, Clupea sprattussmall herring processed like a sardine
sildAny of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway
Broaderclupeid fish, clupeidAny of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
food fishAny fish used for food by human beings
Spanishsardina arenque, sardina
Catalanarengada, sardina
English > sardine: 4 senses > noun 3, substance
MeaningA deep orange-red variety of chalcedony.
Synonymssard, sardius
Broaderchalcedony, calcedonyA milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
Spanishsard
Catalansard
English > sardine: 4 senses > noun 4, animal
Meaningsmall fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring.
Synonymspilchard, Sardina pilchardus
Member ofSardina, genus Sardina, genus Sardiniapilchards
NarrowerPacific sardine, Sardinops caeruleasmall pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
Broaderclupeid fish, clupeidAny of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
Spanishsardina
Catalansardina

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