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Definition of: clupeid
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′pē·id) noun
1. Any one of a family of teleost fishes (Clupeidae) having compressed bodies, including the herrings, shads, etc.
—adjective Pertaining to the Clupeidae. [<NL Clupeidae <L clupea, a kind of small fish]
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