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anchovy

2 definitions found for anchovy

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  Anchovy \An*cho"vy\ ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^]), 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.] (Zool.)
     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]

From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :


  anchovy
      n 1: tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors
           d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces
      2: small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole
         or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide