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clupeiform

clupeiform adjective: belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies.

Adjective

clupeiform (not comparable)

  1. Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies

Noun

clupeiform (plural clupeiforms)

  1. Any fish of the order Clupeiformes

Forms of clupeiform

pluralclupeiforms

Questions about clupeiform

What does clupeiform mean?
Clupeiform means belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies.
What part of speech is clupeiform?
Clupeiform can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near clupeiform in the dictionary

  1. cluons
  2. clupanodonic
  3. clupanodonic acid
  4. clupeid
  5. clupeids
  6. clupeiform
  7. clupeiforms
  8. clupein
  9. clupeine
  10. clupeocephalan
  11. clupeocephalans

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