Definition of pilchard Pilchard
pil•chard
We found 7 definitions of pilchard from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: pilchards |
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| pilchard - small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring | ||
| sardine, Sardina pilchardus | ||
| clupeid, clupeid fish any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas | ||
| genus sardina, genus sardinia, sardina pilchards | ||
| pilchard - small fatty fish usually canned | ||
| sardine | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pilchard (n.)
A small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken in great numbers on the coast of England.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pilchard
pil′chärd, n. a sea-fish like the herring, but thicker and rounder, caught chiefly on the Cornish coast. [Prob. Celt., Ir. pilseir.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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pilchard
The Clupea pilchardus, a fish allied to the herring, which appears in vast shoals off the Cornish coast about July.
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🔤- pilchard, noun, singular of pilchards.
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