common_american_shad (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *common American shad*:
NOUN	animal	common American shad, Alosa sapidissima	shad of Atlantic coast of North America

English > *common American shad*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast.
Synonym	Alosa sapidissima
Parts	shad	bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning
Parts	shad roe	Roe of shad
Broader	shad	Herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
Spanish	Alosa Sapidissima, sábalo americano

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