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CLUPEID Synonyms

There are 6 synonyms of the word clupeid. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word clupeid. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CLUPEID

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anchovy
nounn
noun

• tiny fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces

• small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide

herring
nounn
noun

• valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled

• commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific

pilchard
nounn
noun

• small fatty fish usually canned

• small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

sardine
nounn
noun

• small fatty fish usually canned

• any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned

• a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony

• small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

shad
nounn
noun

• bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast

• herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn

clupeid fish
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas

Best Hypernyms For CLUPEID

Here is a list of related hypernyms for clupeid, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (1)
malacopterygian
Phrases (1)
soft-finned fish
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