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单词 clupeoid
释义

clupeoid

[ kloo-pee-oid ]
/ ˈklu piˌɔɪd /

adjective

resembling a fish of the family Clupeidae; clupeid.

noun

a clupeoid fish.

Origin of clupeoid

1875–80; <New Latin Clupeid(ae) (see clupeid) + -oid

Words nearby clupeoid

clunkhead, clunky, Cluny, Cluny lace, clupeid, clupeoid, Clurman, Clusium, cluster, cluster area, cluster bomb
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British Dictionary definitions for clupeoid

clupeoid
/ (ˈkluːpɪˌɔɪd) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Isospondyli (or Clupeiformes), a large order of soft-finned fishes, including the herrings, salmon, and tarpon

noun

any fish belonging to the order Isospondyli

Word Origin for clupeoid

C19: from Latin clupea small fish + -oid
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