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): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Clupeomorpha - superorder; Clupeiformes - order; Clupeidae - family; Clupeinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Clupea harengus (Atlantic herring) - type species; Clupea bentincki (Araucanian herring), Clupea caspiopontica, Clupea harengula, Clupea melanostoma, Clupea pallasii (Pacific herring) - species
References
- Clupea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Clupea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Clupea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Clupea at World Register of Marine Species
Latin
Alternative forms
- Clypea
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλυπέα (Klupéa).
Proper noun
Clupea f sg (genitive Clupeae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Clupea |
| genitive | Clupeae |
| dative | Clupeae |
| accusative | Clupeam |
| ablative | Clupeā |
| vocative | Clupea |
| locative | Clupeae |
Derived terms
- Clupeāni
Descendants
References
- Clupea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.