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genus clupea
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clupea

Type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings.

        genus clupea
        1
        The Romans, learning of this defeat, sent a fleet of 350 sail to relieve their comrades who were shut up in Clupea.
        Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
        2
        When the terrible news reached Rome, the first care of the Romans was naturally directed to the saving of the force shut up in Clupea.
        The History of Rome, Book III / From the Union of Italy to the S...
        3
        "Sнrah" here probably used of the Nile-sprat (Clupea Sprattus Linn.)
        The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09