noun
Meaning 1
Any of many soft-finned fish of the family Clupeidae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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clupeid
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noun
Meaning 2
any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clupeid fish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soft-finned fish, malacopterygian
Narrower terms: shad, alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannis, herring, Clupea harangus, sardine, pilchard, Sardina pilchardus
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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: haring — fish of family Clupeidae
- Polish: śledź — fish of family Clupeidae