ANCHOVETA


Meaning of ANCHOVETA in English

/an'choh vet"euh, -cheuh-/ , n.

an anchovy, Cetengraulis mysticetus, found along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Lower California, used for bait.

[ 1935-40; anchov ( a ) ANCHOVY + -eta -itta dim. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .