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• Anchovy sprat — Conservation status Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• anchovy — [an′chō΄vē, an′chəvē; an΄chō′vē] n. pl. anchovies or anchovy [Port anchova < VL * api̯ua < L aphya < Gr aphyē, small fry] any of a family (Engraulidae) of very small fishes (order Clupeiformes) with large mouths, found mostly in warm… …   English World dictionary

• Anchovy — An*cho vy ([a^]n*ch[=o] v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zo[ o]l.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Anchovy — This article is about a fish. For the town in Jamaica, see Anchovy, Jamaica. Anchovies Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• anchovy — /an choh vee, cheuh , an choh vee/, n., pl. anchovies. any small, marine, herringlike fish of the family Engraulidae, esp. Engraulis encrasicholus, found in the Mediterranean Sea, often preserved in oil and used in salads, spreads, etc., or… …   Universalium

• Anchovy pear — Taxobox name = Anchovy pear regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Lecythidaceae genus = Grias species = G. cauliflora binomial = Grias cauliflora binomial authority = L.The anchovy pear (also… …   Wikipedia

• anchovy — common name for various fish species in the fishes in the family Engraulidae, best known in North America for their salty and decried topping on pizzas but an important and tasty element in European cuisine. Part of caesar salad, Worcestershire… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• anchovy — [ antʃəvi, an tʃəʊvi] noun (plural anchovies) a small shoaling fish of the herring family, an important food fish with a strong flavour. [Genus Engraulis: several species.] Origin C16: from Sp. and Port. anchova …   English new terms dictionary

• European anchovy — Taxobox name = European anchovy image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Clupeiformes familia = Engraulidae genus = Engraulis species = E. encrasicolus binomial = Engraulis encrasicolus binomial… …   Wikipedia

• Freshwater anchovy — Taxobox name = Freshwater anchovy status = DD | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Clupeiformes familia = Engraulidae genus = Thryssa species = T. scratchleyi binomial = Thryssa scratchleyi …   Wikipedia

• Australian anchovy — Taxobox name = Australian Anchovy image caption = Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Clupeiformes familia = Engraulidae genus = Engraulis species = E. australis binomial = Engraulis… …   Wikipedia