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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anchovy \An*cho"vy\ ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa,
anchova or Pg anchova prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a
dried or pickled fish, fr Bisc. antzua dry: cf D. anchovis
F. anchois.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring
family ({Engraulis encrasicholus}), caught in vast numbers in
the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is
also applied to several allied species.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
anchovy
n 1: tiny Mediterranean fishes usually canned or salted; used for
hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in e.g. sauces
2: small herring-like plankton-feeding fishes often canned
whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
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