noun

anchovies

anc·hov·ies 3 syllables

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engrau…

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Part of speech noun
Syllables 3
Letters 9
Starts with A

Definition of Anchovies

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.

Any small saltwater fish of the Engraulidae family, consisting of 160 species in 16 genera, of which the genus Engraulis is widely sold as food.

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Anchovies has 3 syllables: anc·hov·ies. The word is broken into 3 spoken beats.

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