"clupeid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clupeids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clupeid (plural clupeids)
  1. Any of many soft-finned fish of the family Clupeidae. Categories (lifeform): Herrings Translations (fish of family Clupeidae): haring [masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-clupeid-en-noun-PDM9yQ3y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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