clupea

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clupea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alosa \Alosa\ n.
     the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It
     replaces the older term {Clupea}. See also shad.
  
     Syn: genus Alosa.
          [WordNet 1.5]

clupea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Clupea
      n 1: type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings [syn:
           Clupea, genus Clupea]