Pacific sardine

noun

A fish of species Sardinops sagax.

Similar
Sardinops caerulea

Meanings

nounPacific sardine (plural Pacific sardines)

plural Pacific sardines

  1. A fish of species Sardinops sagax.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America

Similar
Sardinops caerulea
Broader
pilchardsardineSardina pilchardus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

Pacific sardine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20sardine

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pacific sardine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20sardine.

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