clupeoid
[ kloo-pee-oid ]
/ ˈklu piˌɔɪd /
adjective
resembling a fish of the family Clupeidae; clupeid.
noun
a clupeoid fish.
Words nearby clupeoid
clunkhead,
clunky,
cluny,
cluny lace,
clupeid,
clupeoid,
clurman,
clusium,
cluster,
cluster area,
cluster bomb
British Dictionary definitions for clupeoid
clupeoid
/ (ˈkluːpɪˌɔɪd) /
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon
noun
any fish belonging to the order Isospondyli
Word Origin for clupeoid
C19: from Latin
clupea small fish +
-oid