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1. (n.) shad
any of several herringlike marine fishes of the genus Alosa that spawn in rivers well upstream from the sea, as A. sapidissima, of Europe and North America.
Etymology: (1690–1700; after Captain Shaddock, Englishman who introduced the seed to the West Indies)
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1. (noun) shad
bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast
2. (noun) shad
herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
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1. shad
any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species
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