Meanings
nountwaite shad (plural twaite shads)
plural twaite shads · alternative twait shad
- A fish in the herring family Clupeidae, Alosa fallax, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Synonyms: European shad, twaite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fish in the herring family Clupeidae, Alosa fallax, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Similar
European shadtwaite
Translations
Catalan saboga
- sabogaAlosa fallax
Finnish täpläsilli
- täpläsilliAlosa fallax
German Finte
- FinteAlosa fallax
Hungarian finta
- fintaAlosa fallax
Italian cheppia
- cheppiaAlosa fallax
Polish parposz
- parposzAlosa fallax
Spanish saboga
- sabogaAlosa fallax
Swedish staksill
- staksillAlosa fallax
Turkish tirsi
- tirsiAlosa fallax
Cite this entry
APA
twaite shad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twaite%20shad
MLA
“twaite shad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twaite%20shad. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twaite shad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twaite%20shad.
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