Definition of Engraulidae

1. Noun. Anchovies.

Exact synonyms: Family Engraulidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Isospondyli, Order Isospondyli
Member holonyms: Anchovy

Lexicographical Neighbors of Engraulidae

Englished
Englishes
Englishing
Englishism
Englishisms
Englishization
Englishly
Englishmen
Englishness
Englishry
Englishwoman
Englishwomen
Englishy
Engram
Engraulidae (current term)
Engraulis
Engraulis encrasicholus
Engrish
Enhydra
Enhydra lutris
Enid
Enif
Enigma
Enigma machine
Eniwetok
Enkaid
Enki
Enkidu
Enlightenment

Literary usage of Engraulidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"Northern Anchovy These fish belong to the engraulidae family. They have no adipose fin or lateral line and are closely related to herring. ..."

2. Reports of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1907)
"... and Engraulidae; the salmonoid, or trout-like, fishes have this fin, and include the family Salmonidae. The families of herring-like fishes having ..."

3. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1904)
"I have about 100 specimens of this common tropical herring, varying in size from one to five inches. They appeared erratically in great schools. Engraulidae ..."

4. The Fishes of North Carolina by Hugh McCormick Smith (1907)
"... and Engraulidae; the salmonoid, or trout-like, fishes have this fin, and include the family ..."

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