kiack

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noun

Alosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.

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kiack1

nounkiack (plural kiacks)

plural kiacks

  1. alternativeAlternative form of kayak

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nounkiack (plural kiacks)

plural kiacks

  1. CanadaAlosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.

    Common names for the alewife are gaspereau, river herring, sawbelly, or kiack.

    2007, “Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)”, in Fisheries and Aquaculture—Government of Nova Scotia, retrieved 30 Nov 2011
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    Finally, I visited a group of kiack fishermen down in Argyle. This was a new fishery to me. The kiack (also called gaspereau and alewife in other areas) is fished with a dip net out of small brooks in the Tusket River area.

    2010, William Casselman, Nova Scotia Fish Word: Kiack, www.billcasselman.com (retrieved 29 Nov. 2011)

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nounkiack (plural kiacks)

plural kiacks

  1. A temple for practitioners of Buddhism within Burma.
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