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clupeoid

clupeoid adjective: of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.

Adjective

clupeoid (comparative more clupeoid, superlative most clupeoid)

  1. Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.

Noun

clupeoid (plural clupeoids)

  1. Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.

Forms of clupeoid

Adjective
comparativemore clupeoid
superlativemost clupeoid
Noun
pluralclupeoids

Origin of clupeoid

Clupea (“genus of herrings”) + -oid

Questions about clupeoid

What does clupeoid mean?
Clupeoid means of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
What part of speech is clupeoid?
Clupeoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near clupeoid in the dictionary

  1. clupeiforms
  2. clupein
  3. clupeine
  4. clupeocephalan
  5. clupeocephalans
  6. clupeoid
  7. clupeoids
  8. clupeomorph
  9. clupeomorphs
  10. clurichaun
  11. clurichauns

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