pilchard
IPA: pˈɪɫtʃɝd
noun
- Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.
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Examples of "pilchard" in Sentences
- Pilchard fishery, processing and export.
- You can still see the old pilchard cellar and net store.
- The port was a major catcher of pilchard until the 1960s.
- It is likely that pilchard and anchovy are important prey species.
- For centuries the village was a pilchard fishing and processing port.
- For centuries the village has been a pilchard fishing and processing port.
- They feed on crustaceans, cephalopods and small fish like anchovy and pilchard.