clupeid
/kloo-pee-id/US // ˈklu pi ɪd //UK // (ˈkluːpɪɪd) //
簇拥,簇,簇新的,簇生
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of the Clupeidae, a family of chiefly marine, teleostean fishes, including the herrings, sardines, menhaden, and shad.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : belonging or pertaining to the family Clupeidae.
Examples
The Herring family (Clupeid) contains some well-known food-fishes to which we need only casually refer.
There are several species of sardines belonging to the herring family (Clupeid).
A well-known small sea-fish, belonging to the family of Clupeid, a branch of the order Malacopterygii.
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