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(an′chō·vē, -chə·vē, an·chō′vē) noun plural ·vies
Any of several very small, herring-like marine fishes (family Engraulidae) including some of commercial value as food or as a source of fishmeal. [<Sp., Pg. anchova,? < Basque anchua <antzua dry]
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