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SARDINOPS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pilchards

Synonyms:

genus Sardinops; Sardinops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Sardinops" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Sardinops"):

Pacific sardine; Sardinops caerulea (small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America)

Holonyms ("Sardinops" is a member of...):

Clupeidae; family Clupeidae (herrings; shad; sardines; etc.)

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