English noun: clupeid fish | |||
| 1. | clupeid fish (animal) any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas | ||
| Synonyms | clupeid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | malacopterygian, soft-finned fish | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Brevoortia tyrannis, Clupea harangus, herring, menhaden, pilchard, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, Sardina pilchardus, sardine, sardine, shad | ||
| Member meronym | Clupeidae, family Clupeidae | ||