pilchard
/pil-cherd/US // ˈpɪl tʃərd //UK // (ˈpɪltʃəd) //
皮尔卡,皮尔赫德,皮尔卡德,皮尔赫特
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a small, southern European, marine fish, Sardina pilchardus, related to the herring but smaller and rounder.
- : any of several related fishes, as Sardinops caeruleus, common off the California coast.
Examples
In its harbour we now saw a large fleet of boats, engaged in the pilchard and mackerel fishery.
The pilchard fishery begins as early as June or July; but then it is further out to sea, sometimes twenty miles out.
Ruins of the so-called "fish palaces" testify to the failure of the pilchard fishery in the 18th century.
Next evening, as half-past eight was striking, he was at his customary post by the river, above the "Dog and Pilchard."
The pilchard fishery is practically at its best directly off the Quiberon peninsula, opposite Lorient and Concarneau.
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