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COMMON AMERICAN SHAD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast

Synonyms:

Alosa sapidissima; common American shad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("common American shad" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "common American shad"):

shad (bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast)

shad roe (roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently)

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