clupeid 1

noundomain: animal

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas

Synonyms

clupeid fish 1
any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas

Hyponym

noun

herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn

noun

shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus

noun

shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer

noun

commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

noun

any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned

Member_holonym

noun

herrings; shad; sardines; etc.