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anchovy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun anchovy has 2 senses
- anchovy(n = noun.food) - tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces; is a kind of fish
- anchovy(n = noun.animal) - small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide; is a kind of malacopterygian, soft-finned fish
is a member of engraulidae, family engraulidae
has particulars: engraulis encrasicholus, mediterranean anchovy
CIDE DICTIONARY
anchovy, n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.].
A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus ), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anchovy, n. (pl. -ies) any of various small silvery fish of the herring family usu. preserved in salt and oil and having a strong taste.
Idiom
anchovy pear a W. Indian fruit like a mango. anchovy toast toast spread with paste made from anchovies.
Etymology
Sp. & Port. ancho(v)a, of uncert. orig.
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