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Definition of: sardine
(sär·dēn′) noun
1. A small fish preserved in oil as a delicacy, especially the California pilchard (Sardinia coerulea).
2. The young of the herring or some like fish similarly prepared. [<OF <Ital. sardina <L <Gk. sardēnē <sarda a kind of fish, prob. <Sardō Sardinia]
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