Clupea

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Clupea - type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herringsgenus Clupeafish genus - any of various genus of fishClupeidae, family Clupeidae - herrings; shad; sardines; etc.Clupea harangus, herring - commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and PacificAtlantic herring, Clupea harengus harengus - important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern AtlanticClupea harengus pallasii, Pacific herring - important food fish of the northern PacificClupea sprattus, sprat, brisling - small herring processed like a sardine