Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to or having the characters of the Clupeidæ.
  • noun Same as clupeid. L. Agassiz; Sir J. Richardson.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Herring family.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Of or relating to the herring family.

Etymologies

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Clupea +‎ -oid

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Examples

  • For distribution and abundance of clupeoid larvae (pilchard, round herring and anchovy) and scombrid larvae (tuna and chub mackerel), see Beckley, 1998.

    Agulhas Current large marine ecosystem 2008

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