Pacific Sardine (Noun)
Meaning
Small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The pacific sardine is an important food source for many marine mammals, birds, and larger fish off the California coast.
- Small pacific sardines are often caught and used as bait by commercial and recreational fishermen in British Columbia.
- In some parts of Oregon, the pacific sardine is known locally as a "sardine pilchard".
- Researchers are studying the declining populations of pacific sardine to understand the impacts on marine ecosystems in Mexico.
- A massive school of pacific sardines swam into Monterey Bay, creating a shimmering spectacle that drew large crowds to the waterfront.