Clupeid

2 definitions found

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

  clupeid \clupeid\ n.
     any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of the
     family {Clupeidae}, inhabiting the shallow waters of northern
     seas. The group includes the herrings, menhaden, sardines,
     and shad.
  


     Syn: herring, clupeid fish.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  clupeid
       n : any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow
           waters of northern seas [syn: {clupeid fish}]