sardine
Kelime Anlamı :

1. sardalya.
2. ateşbalığı.
3. Sardina pilchardus.
4. packed like sardines sardalye gibi istif edilmiş.
5. sardalye.
Tanımlar :
1. any of various small or half-grown edible herrings or related fishes of the family Clupeidae, frequently canned in oil or water, especially the pilchard of european waters.
2. any of numerous small, silvery, edible freshwater or marine fishes unrelated to the sardine.
3. slang to pack tightly; cram: "the bars are sardined with hungry hopefuls” ( gael Greene).
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any one of several small species of herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the pilchard, or european sardine (Clupea pilchardus). the california sardine (Clupea sagax) is similar. the american sardines of the atlantic coast are mostly the young of the common herring and of the menhaden.
2. see sardius.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English