·noun 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.
The Engraulis encrasicholus. A small fish of the family Clupeidæ, about four inches in length, much ...
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·- A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora)...
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