SARDINE


Meaning of SARDINE in English

n. a young pilchard or similar young or small herring-like marine fish. like sardines crowded close together (as sardines are in tins).

[ ME f. OF sardine = It. sardina f. L f. sarda f. Gk, perh. f. Sardo Sardinia ]

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