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Definition of Mediterranean anchovy

1. Noun. Esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mediterranean Anchovy

Literary usage of Mediterranean anchovy

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

1. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1892)
"... to G. Butler, Esq., for some well-preserved specimens of the Mediterranean Anchovy, and to Professor GB Howes for valuable suggestions and advice. ..."

2. Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John by Elisha Kent Kane (1856)
"... salted and pressed; fresh-fish, a lucus a nan lucendo, as salt as a Mediterranean anchovy: we laid in supplies of all of them. ..."

3. Arctic Explorations in Search of Sir John Franklin by Elisha Kent Kane (1885)
"... salted and pressed; fresh fish, a Incus a non market lucendo, as salt as a mediterranean anchovy: we laid in supplies of all of them. ..."

4. The History of Barbados: Comprising a Geographical and Statistical by Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1848)
"... which is erroneously considered to be the young of a larger species, approaches the mediterranean anchovy in appearance- 82. ..."

5. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission by United States Fish Commission (1884)
"At many places in the mediterranean anchovy fishing is prosecuted in a similar way. When a school has collected around the torch-bearing boat, another boat ..."

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