Clupeidae

Noun

Meaning

herrings; shad; sardines; etc.

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shad sprat anchovy menhaden pilchard clupeid whitebait sild clupeoid family Clupeidae

Hypernyms

fish family

Examples

The family arguably also contains the " Sundasalangidae ", a paedomorphic taxon first thought to be distinct salmoniform family but then found to be deeply nested in Clupeidae. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Clupea sprattus clupeid clupeid fish clupeiform clupein clupeine