| English Dictionary |
PACIFIC SARDINE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pacific sardine mean?
• PACIFIC SARDINE (noun)
The noun PACIFIC SARDINE has 1 sense:
1. small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
Familiarity information: PACIFIC SARDINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Pacific sardine; Sardinops caerulea
Hypernyms ("Pacific sardine" is a kind of...):
pilchard; Sardina pilchardus; sardine (small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring)
Holonyms ("Pacific sardine" is a member of...):
genus Sardinops; Sardinops (pilchards)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings." (English proverb)
"Hungry bear doesn't dance." (Bulgarian proverb)
"If you know then it's a disaster, and if you don't know then it's a greater disaster." (Arabic proverb)
"A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food." (Corsican proverb)
"Hungry bear doesn't dance." (Bulgarian proverb)
"If you know then it's a disaster, and if you don't know then it's a greater disaster." (Arabic proverb)
"A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food." (Corsican proverb)