Clupea

See also: clupea

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin clupea (“allis shad”).

Proper noun

Clupea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Clupeidae – the herring, plankton-eating forage fish that are an important food, found in temperate waters.

Hypernyms

(genus): Vertebrata - subphylum, Gnathostomata- infraphylum, Osteichthyes - superclass, Actinopterygii - class, Neopterygii - subclass, Teleostei - infraclass, Clupeomorpha - superorder, Clupeiformes - order, Clupeidae - family, Clupeinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Clupea bentincki, Clupea caspiopontica, Clupea harengula, Clupea harengus, Clupea melanostoma, Clupea sprattus - species

Latin

Etymology

Proper noun

Clupea f (genitive Clupeae); first declension

A town of Africa, now Kélibia

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Clupea
Genitive	Clupeae
Dative	Clupeae
Accusative	Clupeam
Ablative	Clupeā
Vocative	Clupea

Derived terms

Clupeāni

References

Clupea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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