The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SARDINES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Fish thought to be named after a region in Italy crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SARDINES | 100 % | 8 |
Why may SARDINES be the right solution?
The fish "Sardines" are thought to be named after the island of Sardinia in Italy.
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Crossword Answer definitions
SARDINES noun- Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the pilchard, or European sardine Sardina pilchardus (syn. Clupea pilchardus). The California sardine Sardinops sagax (syn. Clupea sagax) is similar. The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden.
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- Someone packed or crammed into a small space.
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