CLUPEA SPRATTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Clupea sprattus mean? 

• CLUPEA SPRATTUS (noun)
  The noun CLUPEA SPRATTUS has 1 sense:

1. small herring processed like a sardine

  Familiarity information: CLUPEA SPRATTUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLUPEA SPRATTUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small herring processed like a sardine

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

brisling; Clupea sprattus; sprat

Hypernyms ("Clupea sprattus" is a kind of...):

sardine (any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned)

Meronyms (parts of "Clupea sprattus"):

brisling; sprat (small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines)

Holonyms ("Clupea sprattus" is a member of...):

Clupea; genus Clupea (type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings)