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 | ||