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ALOSA SAPIDISSIMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast
Synonyms:
Alosa sapidissima; common American shad
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Hypernyms ("Alosa sapidissima" is a kind of...):
shad (herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn)
Meronyms (parts of "Alosa sapidissima"):
shad (bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast)
shad roe (roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently)