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| sar·dine [ sr dn ] (plural sar·dines) |
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1. tiny ocean fish: a small ocean fish related to the herring, especially the European pilchard. Sardines are netted in large numbers for food and preserved in cans, packed tightly in oil. Latin name Sardinia pilchardus.
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2. sardine as food: the flesh of a sardine as food, usually preserved in cans, packed tightly in oil
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin sardina< Greek Sardō "Sardinia"] |
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be packed like sardines to be crowded closely together
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