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clupeid
[ kloo-pee-id ]
noun
- any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad.
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the family Clupeidae.
clupeid
/ ˈkluːpɪɪd /
noun
- any widely distributed soft-finned teleost fish of the family Clupeidae, typically having oily flesh, and including the herrings, sardines, shad, etc
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the family Clupeidae
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clupeid1
C19: from New Latin Clupeidae, from Latin clupea small river fish
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Example Sentences
The Herring family (Clupeid) contains some well-known food-fishes to which we need only casually refer.
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There are several species of sardines belonging to the herring family (Clupeid).
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A well-known small sea-fish, belonging to the family of Clupeid, a branch of the order Malacopterygii.
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