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Clupeoid

Clu′pe-oid

,
Adj.
[L.
clupea
a kind of fish, NL., generic name of the herring +
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Herring family.

Definition 2024


clupeoid

clupeoid

English

Adjective

clupeoid (comparative more clupeoid, superlative most clupeoid)

  1. (zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.

Noun

clupeoid (plural clupeoids)

  1. (zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.