'clupeid' definitions:
Definition of 'clupeid'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas [syn: clupeid fish, clupeid]
Definition of 'clupeid'
From: GCIDE
- clupeid \clupeid\ n. any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of the family Clupeidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of northern seas. The group includes the herrings, menhaden, sardines, and shad.
- Syn: herring, clupeid fish. [WordNet 1.5]