clupeid vs alewife
alewife vs clupeidclupeid and alewife both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| clupeid | Yes | No | No | No |
| alewife | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
alewife is a hyponym of
clupeid; that is, alewife is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
clupeid:
- clupeid: any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas
- alewife: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Other hyponyms of clupeid include
shad, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, Brevoortia tyrannis, menhaden, Clupea harangus, herring, sardine, pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, sardine.
| clupeid (noun) | alewife (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas | shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus |
| flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams |
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