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sardine

/sɑːˈdiːn/ /sɑɹˈdin/

Meanings

noun

정어리

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.

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점심으로, 나는 정어리 통조림을 열어 크래커와 함께 먹었다.