Clupeidae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Clupeidae
       n : herrings; shad; sardines; etc. [syn: {family Clupeidae}]