Clupea

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Clupea
    n 1: type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings [syn:
         {Clupea}, {genus Clupea}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Alosa \Alosa\ n.
   the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It
   replaces the older term {{Clupea}}. See also {shad}.

   Syn: genus {Alosa}.
        [WordNet 1.5]