clupeoid

English

Etymology

Clupea (“genus of herrings”) +‎ -oid

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.

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