HyperDic: family_clupeidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Clupeidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Clupeidae, Clupeidaeherrings
English > family Clupeidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningherrings; shad; sardines; etc..
SynonymClupeidae
Member ofIsospondyli, order IsospondyliMost primitive teleost fishes
MembersAlosa, genus Alosashad
Brevoortia, genus Brevoortiamenhaden
Clupea, genus Clupeatype genus of the Clupeidae
Pomolobus, genus Pomolobusgenus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
Sardina, genus Sardina, genus Sardiniapilchards
Sardinops, genus Sardinopspilchards
clupeid fish, clupeidAny of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
Broaderfish familyAny of various families of fish
SpanishClupeidae, clupeidos, familia Clupeidae
CatalanClupeidae, Clupeid, clupeids

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