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 meronym | anchovy 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 meronym | Engraulidae, family Engraulidae | ||