allis shad

noun

A herring-like fish (Alosa alosa), of the eastern Atlantic that migrates to fresh water to spawn.

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allice shadalliceallisAlosa alosa
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Meanings

nounallis shad (plural allis shad)

alternative allice shad

  1. A herring-like fish (Alosa alosa), of the eastern Atlantic that migrates to fresh water to spawn.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean shad

Similar
allice shadalliceallisAlosa alosa
Broader
shad
Also see
alliceallisrock herring

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Allis + shad.

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Translations

Catalan saboga
  • sabogaAlosa alosa
Dutch elft
  • elftAlosa alosa
Finnish pilkkusilli
  • pilkkusilliAlosa alosa
French alose, grande alose
  • aloseAlosa alosa
  • grande aloseAlosa alosa
Norwegian Bokmål maisild
  • maisildAlosa alosa
Portuguese sável
  • sávelAlosa alosa
Swedish majfisk
  • majfiskAlosa alosa
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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