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GENUS ALOSA

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

1. shad

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

• GENUS ALOSA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Shad

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alosa; genus Alosa

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

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Alosa" is a member of...):

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

"A friend in need is a friend indeed."
(English proverb)
"God gives us each a song."
(Native American proverb, Ute)
"Rudeness knows no sweat of shame."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who has nothing will not eat. If you want flour, go gather chestnuts."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of fish genus
Pronunciation of shad
Definition of alewife
Definition of Alosa pseudoharengus
Definition of Clupeidae

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