American
[kloo-pee-oid]
/ ˈklu piˌɔɪd /
adjective
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resembling a fish of the family Clupeidae; clupeid.
clupeoid
British
/ ˈkluːpɪˌɔɪd /
adjective
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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
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any fish belonging to the order Isospondyli
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
1875–80; < New Latin Clupeid ( ae ) ( clupeid ) + -oid
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Sadina, sa-dē′na, n. a clupeoid fish resembling a sardine.
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Clupeoid, klōō′pē-oid, n. a kind of herring.
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