sardine

Definitions of sardine
  1. noun
    any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
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    types:
    schardijn
    small herring processed like a sardine
    type of:
    bakharing, panharing
    any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
  2. noun
    small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring
    synonyms: pelser
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    type of:
    bakharing, panharing
    any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
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