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Meaning Of Shad
n. sing. & pl.
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.