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Definition of "pilchard" [pil•chard]

  • Any of various small marine fishes related to the herrings, especially a commercially important edible species, Sardina pilchardus, of European waters. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pilchard" in a sentence
  • "The pilchard is a little fish resembling a small herring."
  • "Actually, the best sardine (pilchard) I ever had was pan-sized - salted and flame grilled until the skin was black."
  • "And the Penguin chews the scenery as if coated in pilchard paste and quacks "Penguins mate for life" into Catwoman's ear."