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ALOSA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Shad

Synonyms:

Alosa; genus Alosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Alosa" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Alosa"):

shad (herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn)

alewife; Alosa pseudoharengus; Pomolobus pseudoharengus (shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus)

Holonyms ("Alosa" is a member of...):

Clupeidae; family Clupeidae (herrings; shad; sardines; etc.)

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