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shad
\ˈshad, -aa(ə)-\ noun
(plural shad or shads)
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English shad, from Old English sceadd; akin to Latin scatēre to bubble, gush, be abundant, Lithuanian suskàsti to leap up
1.
a. : any of several clupeid fishes (genus Alosa) that differ from the typical herrings in having a relatively deep body and in being anadromous and that are extremely important food fishes of Europe and No. America; especially : a common food fish (A. sapidissima) of the Atlantic coast of No. America that is naturalized along the Pacific coast and is bluish green above with silvery sides and undersurface — see allice shad, river shad, twaite shad
b. : any of several other clupeid fishes (as a menhaden) — usually used with a qualifying term; see gizzard shad
2. : any of various fishes of families other than Clupeidae: as
a. : broad shad; also : any of several similar mojarras
b. southern Africa : blue-fish 1 |