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English noun: anchovy

1. anchovy (food) tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces


Broader (hypernym)fish


Substance meronymanchovy paste

2. anchovy (animal) small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide


Broader (hypernym)malacopterygian, soft-finned fish


Narrower (hyponym)Engraulis encrasicholus, mediterranean anchovy


Member meronymEngraulidae, family Engraulidae









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