American shads

A form of American shad — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of American shad
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