Clupea

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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