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clupeoid
[kloo-pee-oid]
adjective
resembling a fish of the family Clupeidae; clupeid.
noun
a clupeoid fish.
clupeoid
/ ˈːɪˌɔɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes ), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon
noun
any fish belonging to the order Isospondyli
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clupeoid1
C19: from Latin clupea small fish + -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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