noun
herrings; shad; sardines; etc.
• Syn: ↑Clupeidae
• Hypernyms: ↑fish family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Isospondyli, ↑order Isospondyli
• Member Meronyms:
↑clupeid fish, ↑clupeid, ↑Alosa, ↑genus Alosa, ↑Pomolobus, ↑genus Pomolobus, ↑Brevoortia, ↑genus Brevoortia, ↑Clupea, ↑genus Clupea, ↑Sardina, ↑genus Sardina, ↑genus Sardinia, ↑Sardinops, ↑genus Sardinops
Useful english dictionary. 2012.