Clupea
See also: clupea
Translingual
Wikispecies
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
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