Source Word
sardine
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
obsolete
figuratively
Any
one
of
several
species
of
small
herring
which
are
commonly
preserved
in
olive
oil
or
in
tins
for
food,
especially
the
pilchard,
or
European
sardine
Sardina
pilchardus
(syn.
Clupea
pilchardus).
The
California
sardine
Sardinops
sagax
(syn.
Clupea
sagax)
is
similar.
The
American
sardines
of
the
Atlantic
coast
are
mostly
the
young
of
the
Atlantic
herring
and
of
the
menhaden.
Japanese Meaning
ニシン科に属する小型の魚の総称。一般的にオリーブオイル漬けや缶詰にされる。特に、ピルチャード（Sardina pilchardus）やカリフォルニアサーディン（Sardinops sagax）などがあり、大西洋沿岸で見られるアメリカ産サーディンは、大西洋ニシンやメンハーデンの若魚とされる場合もある。
Sense（1）
Any
one
of
several
species
of
small
herring
which
are
commonly
preserved
in
olive
oil
or
in
tins
for
food,
especially
the
pilchard,
or
European
sardine
Sardina
pilchardus
(syn.
Clupea
pilchardus).
The
California
sardine
Sardinops
sagax
(syn.
Clupea
sagax)
is
similar.
The
American
sardines
of
the
Atlantic
coast
are
mostly
the
young
of
the
Atlantic
herring
and
of
the
menhaden.
Sense（2）
（ plural ）
