MEDITERRANEAN ANCHOVY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mediterranean anchovy mean? 

• MEDITERRANEAN ANCHOVY (noun)
  The noun MEDITERRANEAN ANCHOVY has 1 sense:

1. esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes

  Familiarity information: MEDITERRANEAN ANCHOVY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEDITERRANEAN ANCHOVY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Engraulis encrasicholus; mediterranean anchovy

Hypernyms ("mediterranean anchovy" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("mediterranean anchovy" is a member of...):

Engraulis; genus Engraulis (type genus of the family Engraulidae)