clupeoid

American

[kloo-pee-oid] / ˈklu piˌɔɪd /

adjective

resembling a fish of the family Clupeidae; clupeid.

noun

a clupeoid fish.

clupeoid British

/ ˈkluːpɪˌɔɪd /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes ), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon

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noun

any fish belonging to the order Isospondyli

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Etymology

Origin of clupeoid

1875–80; < New Latin Clupeid ( ae ) ( see clupeid) + -oid

Example Sentences

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Sadina, sa-dē′na, n. a clupeoid fish resembling a sardine.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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