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Noun (1)

any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seasSynonyms: clupeid fishType of soft-finned fish, malacopterygianKinds sardine, shad, pilchard, herring, menhaden, alewifeMember of Clupeidae, family Clupeidae

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

clupeid noun

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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5