Sardine

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. sardine, Sp. sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella, sarda, Pr. sarda, Lat. sardina, sarda, Gr. σαρδίνη, σάρδα, so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. Σαρδώ (a. Σαρδόνιος), near which it is caught.] (Ichth.) A Mediterranean fish, of the herring family (Engraulus meletta), about the size of the anchovy;—often prepared or put up with olive oil as a delicacy.