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noun
Any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas.
synonym: clupeid.
is a specific kind of: malacopterygian, soft-finned fish.
is a broader term that covers: shad | alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus | Brevoortia tyrannis, menhaden | Clupea harangus, herring | sardine | pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, sardine.
is a member of: Clupeidae, family Clupeidae.
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