Pilchard

['pɪltʃəd] or ['pɪltʃɚd]

Definition

(noun.) small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring.

Edited by Arnold--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A small European food fish (Clupea pilchardus) resembling the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken in great numbers on the coast of England.

Typed by Jed

Definition

n. a sea-fish like the herring but thicker and rounder caught chiefly on the Cornish coast.

Checker: Marie