anchovy

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
anchovy
    n 1: tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors
         d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces
    2: small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole
       or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.] (Zool.)
   A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring
   family ({Engraulis encrasicholus}), caught in vast numbers in
   the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is
   also applied to several allied species.
   [1913 Webster]
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