sardine
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The worst was what they called kapenta, a kind of tiny sardine.
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He gave Christopher the griffin and a tin of sardines.
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Tinned sardines on toast reads as aspirational; canned salmon, to some, does not.
From Salon
With 32 men in a boat designed for 25, Short recalled, “it was like sardines in a tin.”
Some fish feed by filtering water, including mackerel, sardines, and anchovies.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.