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Sardine (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 2 months ago by Plum@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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TIL sardines don't exist:

Sardine and pilchard are common names for various species of small, oily forage fish in the herring suborder Clupeoidei.

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[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Neat! I didn't know that thanks for teaching me a thing!

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If you ever get a chance to see the Sardine Rotunda at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, do it. Not only is the aquarium a monument to aquatic conservation, the rotunda is one of the most beautiful pieces of architecture to ever exist. It’s like standing in the eye of a sardine hurricane.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sardine is a preparation, not a species.

[–] TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Understood. In my opinion, part of science communication is allowing the inquisitive a chance to relate to the real world example.

Saying Clupeidae or Herring isn’t going to be understood like “sardine”… like the weird thing people put on pizza or in cesar dressing.