clupeidae

2 definitions found

clupeidae - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clupeidae \Clupeidae\ n.
     a natural family of teleostean marine fishes which includes
     the herrings, shad, sardines, menhaden, and others.
  
     Syn: family Clupeidae.
          [WordNet 1.5]

clupeidae - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Clupeidae
      n 1: herrings; shad; sardines; etc. [syn: Clupeidae, family Clupeidae
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