Associations to the word «Clupea»

Wiktionary

CLUPEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Clupeidae   — the herring, plankton-eating forage fish that are an important food, found in temperate waters.
CLUPEA HARENGUS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clupeidae   — the Atlantic herring.
CLUPEA HARENGUS MEMBRAS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clupeidae   — the Baltic herring.
CLUPEA SPRATTUS, proper noun. Sprattus sprattus

Dictionary definition

CLUPEA, noun. Type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates