- clupeid
- noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin clupea, a small river fish Date: 1942 herring 2
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clupeid — n. any of numerous soft finned schooling food fishes of the family {Clupeidae}, inhabiting the shallow waters of northern seas. The group includes the herrings, menhaden, sardines, and shad. Syn: herring, clupeid fish. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clupeid — [klo͞o′pē id΄] n. [< ModL Clupea (< L clupea, kind of small river fish) + ID] any of a family (Clupeidae, order Clupeiformes) of soft finned, bony fishes, as herring or sardines adj. of this family of fishes … English World dictionary
clupeid — noun any of numerous soft finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas • Syn: ↑clupeid fish • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑shad, ↑alewife, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
clupeid fish — noun any of numerous soft finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas • Syn: ↑clupeid • Hypernyms: ↑soft finned fish, ↑malacopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑shad, ↑alewife, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
clupeid — /klooh pee id/, n. 1. any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Clupeidae. [1875 80; < NL Clupeidae, equiv. to Clupe(a) … Universalium
clupeid — noun Any of many soft finned fish of the family Clupeidae … Wiktionary
clupeid — clu|peid Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
clupeid — clu·pe·id … English syllables
clupeid — clu•pe•id [[t]ˈklu pi ɪd[/t]] n. ich any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad • Etymology: 1875–80; < NL Clupeidae < Clupe(a) a genus (L: a small river fish) … From formal English to slang
clupeid — /ˈklupiɪd/ (say kloohpeeid) noun 1. any of the Clupeidae, a family of (chiefly) marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad. –adjective 2. relating to the family Clupeidae. {New Latin Clupeidae, plural, from… …
