American shad

noun

Alosa sapidissima, an anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast.

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Meanings

nounAmerican shad (plural American shads)

plural American shads

  1. Alosa sapidissima, an anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast.
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APA

American shad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20shad

MLA

“American shad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20shad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American shad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20shad.

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