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noun
1.
any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the family Clupeidae.
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Clupeid
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Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin Clupeidae, equivalent to Clupe(a) the type genus (Latin: a small river fish) + -idae -id2
1875–80; < Neo-Latin Clupeidae, equivalent to Clupe(a) the type genus (Latin: a small river fish) + -idae -id2
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