Definition of Clupea harangus

1. Noun. Commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific.

Exact synonyms: Herring
Generic synonyms: Food Fish, Clupeid, Clupeid Fish
Group relationships: Clupea, Genus Clupea
Specialized synonyms: Atlantic Herring, Clupea Harengus Harengus, Clupea Harengus Pallasii, Pacific Herring
Terms within: Herring

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clupea Harangus

Clotilda
Cloudman melanoma
Cloughoge
Clovis
Clovis I
Clovis culture
Clozaril
Cluj-Napoca
Clumber spaniel
Clumber spaniels
Cluniac
Cluniacensian
Cluniacensians
Cluniacs
Clupea
Clupea harangus (current term)
Clupea harengus harengus
Clupea harengus pallasii
Clupea sprattus
Clupeidae
Clusia flava
Clusia insignis
Clusia major
Clusia rosea
Clusiaceae
Clyde
Clyde William Tombaugh
Clydesdale
Clydesdale terrier

Literary usage of Clupea harangus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hygiène de la table: traité du choix des aliments dans leurs rapports avec by J. P. A. de La Porte (1870)
"(Clupea harangus.) — Ce poisson, à l'histoire duquel on a consacré des volumes, est un des habitants de.la merles plus utiles à l'homme, par les immenses ..."

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