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spratnounAny of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
engraulidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the family Engraulidae; an anchovy.
european anchovynounA common food fish found in European waters from the Sea of Azov to the North Sea and in west African waters (Engraulis encrasicolus).
anchovetanounAn anchovy of species Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.
engraulididnoun(zoology) Alternative spelling of engraulid. [(zoology) Any fish in the family Engraulidae; an anchovy.]
anchovettanounAlternative spelling of anchoveta. [An anchovy of species Engraulis ringens, from the southern Pacific.]
californian anchovynounEngraulis mordax, an anchovy found in the Pacific Ocean, ranging from Mexico to British Columbia.
alecnounA diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek, of Scottish origin.
anchariidnoun(zoology) Any catfish in the family Anchariidae.
echeneidnounAny fish of the family Echeneidae (the remoras or suckerfish).
anguilliformnounAny eel of the order Anguilliformes
anguillidnoun(zoology) Any member of the family Anguillidae of eels.
charnoun(computing, programming) A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
enantiopodannounAny crustacean of the order Enantiopoda
heterenchelyidnoun(zoology) Any eel in the family Heterenchelyidae.
conger eelnounAny of various large marine eels of the family Congridae, having no scales and found in temperate and tropical coastal waters.
gulper eelnounA pelican eel of species Eurypharynx pelecanoides of deep-sea eels.
anguilloidnouneellike
acanthuriformnounAny fish of the order Acanthuriformes
northern anchovynounSynonym of Californian anchovy.

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