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ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Alosa sapidissima mean?

• ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA (noun)
The noun ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA has 1 sense:

1. shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast

Familiarity information: ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA (noun)

Sense 1

Alosa sapidissima ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alosa sapidissima; common American shad

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "Alosa sapidissima"):

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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