clupeoid

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adjective

Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.

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Meanings

adjectiveclupeoid (comparative more clupeoid, superlative most clupeoid)

comparative more clupeoid · superlative most clupeoid

  1. biologyOf or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
nounclupeoid (plural clupeoids)

plural clupeoids

  1. biologyAny of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.

Origin

Clupea (“genus of herrings”) + -oid

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APA

clupeoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clupeoid

MLA

“clupeoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clupeoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clupeoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clupeoid.

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