denticle herring

denticle herring noun: denticeps clupeoides; a small, silver, clupeiform fish, the sole extant species in the suborder Denticipitoidei, found in rivers adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea in west-central Africa.

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Noun

denticle herring (plural denticle herrings)

Denticeps clupeoides; a small, silver, clupeiform fish, the sole extant species in the suborder Denticipitoidei, found in rivers adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea in west-central Africa.

denticle herring meaning in Tamil

denticle herring in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of denticle herring

plural	denticle herrings

Origin of denticle herring

Partial calque from translingual and phono-semantic matching of translingual Denticeps clupeoides (literally “herring-like tooth-head”).

Questions about denticle herring

What does denticle herring mean?: Denticle herring means denticeps clupeoides; a small, silver, clupeiform fish, the sole extant species in the suborder Denticipitoidei, found in rivers adjacent to the Gulf of Guinea in west-central Africa.
What is denticle herring in Tamil?: Denticle herring in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Denticle herring meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is denticle herring?: Denticle herring is a noun.
What is the plural of denticle herring?: The plural of denticle herring is denticle herrings.

Words near denticle herring in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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