CLUPEOID

Meaning of CLUPEOID in English

I. -pēˌȯid adjective

Etymology: New Latin Clupeoidea

: of or relating to or like the herrings or the Clupeoidea

II. noun

( -s )

: a clupeoid fish

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CLUPEOID — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Herring family.
Английский словарь Webster
CLUPEOID — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Herring family.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CLUPEOID — /klooh"pee oyd'/ , adj. 1. resembling a fish of the family Clupeidae; clupeid. n. 2. a clupeoid fish. [ 1875-80; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLUPEOID — adj of or pertaining to the herring family.
Webster English vocab
CLUPEOID — [ 'klu:pɪɔɪd ] ■ adjective Zoology relating to or denoting fish of an order (Clupeiformes) including the herrings and anchovies. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CLUPEOID — clupeoid BrE AmE ˈkluːp i ɔɪd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WOLF HERRING — noun : a large greatly elongated voracious clupeoid fish ( Chirocentrus dorab or possibly related species) that has long powerful …
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SAURODONTIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Saurodont-, Saurodon, type genus (from saur- + -odon ) + -idae …
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PEARLFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. [so called from its inhabiting the mantle cavity of the pearl oyster] : a fish of the …
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LEPTOLEPIS — lepˈtäləpə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lept- + -lepis : a genus (the type of the family Leptolepidae) …
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LEPTOLEPIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlepəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Leptolepis, type genus + -idae : a family of primitive clupeoid …
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CHIROCENTRUS — ˌkīrōˈsen.trəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chir- + -centrus (from Latin centrum center) — more at center : …
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BLUE SPRAT — noun : a small clupeoid fish ( Stolephorus robustus ) important as a major food source for the larger sport …
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BERYCOMORPHI — bəˌrīkōˈmȯrˌfī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Beryc-, Beryx + -o- + -morphi : an order of spiny-rayed …
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MATTOWACCA — (n.) An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed …
Английский словарь Webster
MATTOWACCA — ( n. ) An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WOLF HERRING — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans. Also called dorab .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MATTOWACCA — noun an american clupeoid fish (clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed …
Webster English vocab
CLUPEIFORM — any member of the order Clupeiformes, containing some of the world's most numerous and economically important fishes. The order includes …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLUPEOIDEI — clupeoid fish
Animal names in Latin and English vocab

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