Meanings
nounhickory shad (plural hickory shads or hickory shad)
plural hickory shads
- Alosa mediocris, a kind of herring.
Synonyms: mattowacca
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAlosa mediocris, a kind of herring.
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hickory shad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hickory%20shad
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“hickory shad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hickory%20shad. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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