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Clupea harengus

Clupea harengus

8.5
A small silver fish found in northern seas that people catch for food
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many fishermen target Clupea harengus during the summer months due to its high demand in the market.

Examples

  • Menhaden may also be pickled to produce products similar to those prepared with Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Canned Clupea harengus is a popular choice for those looking for a quick and nutritious meal.

  • The chef prepared a delicious dish using Clupea harengus as the main ingredient.

Synonyms

herring
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A small silver fish often eaten smoked, salted, or pickled

is a specific commercially important species from those waters widely used for food

Surface Forms

Clupea harengus singular
Clupea harenguses plural

Morphology

Clupea + harengus

This is a literal scientific binomial combining the genus name Clupea (a group of herrings) with a species epithet; if a learner knows the constituent parts, they can infer it denotes a particular kind of herring. The phrase is compositional and non-idiomatic — it names a species rather than conveying a metaphorical or unpredictable meaning.

Etymology

Clupea harengus is the scientific two-word name for the Atlantic herring. Clupea comes from old Latin for 'herring' and harengus comes from old European words for the same fish, so the name simply means 'herring' and is the official way scientists use to name this fish that people catch and eat.