Shad

noun

/ʃæd/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounAny one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.

2.nounThe bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).

Synonyms

blending twaite herring alosa roe gizzard genus alosa allis shad hickory shad allice twaite shad american shad

Rhymes With

sad bad cad comrade mad clad ironclad glad

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