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   Shad
   The shad is a fish of the herring family.
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   Shad
   Small, delicate saltwater fish related to the alewife, herring, and sardine. They are larger than herrings and spawn in fresh water. Some species of shad have been landlocked and live in freshwater lakes.
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   Shad
   Waters:Northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Description (in water): This small (average 3 to 5 lbs.) silver-skinned saltwater school fish, like salmon, is anadromous--every spring it migrates to rivers to spawn in fresh water. Most shad have deep blue backs (hickory shad have gray-green backs) amd silvery sides and bellies. Shad is a member of the herring family. Description (in market): Shad is perhaps the boniest of all fit-to-be-eaten fish, but this does not stop fish lovers from enjoying the...
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   shad
   [n] - bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning 2. [n] - herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn
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   Shad
   Shad (shăd) noun sing. & plural [ Anglo-Saxon sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. German schade ; confer Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to English skate a fish.] (Zoology) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species ( Clupea sapidissima ), which is abundant on the At ...
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   shad
   <zoology> Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. Alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. Finta), are less important species. ...
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   shad
   noun herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn
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   shad
   noun bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast
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   Shad
   The `shads` or `river herrings` comprise the genus `Alosa`, fishes related to herring in the family Clupeidae. They are distinct from others in that family by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers. The several species frequent different areas on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea. The shad fry live for a year or two in fresh water. The American or Atlantic shad (`A. sapidissima`) is a valued food fish. It was esp...
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    Shad
    • (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important ...
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    shad
    any of several saltwater food fishes of the herring family (Clupeidae) that swim up rivers to spawn. Shad of the genus Alosa are rather deep bodied ...
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    Shad
    Shad is a Scandinavian boy name. The meaning of the name is `Singer` Where is it used? The name Shad is mainly used In Other languages.It is an abbreviated form of Shadrach, used In the bible. Shad doesn`t appear In 2007`s top-1000 name list.The last time Shad appeared In the top-1000 was 28 years ago, In 1980. It ranked #810 In that year. . 1970
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    shad
    shad, fish, Alosa sapidissima, of the family Clupeidae (herring family), found along the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Florida and successfully introduced on the Pacific coast. The shad is one of the largest (6 lb/2.7 kg average) of the herrings and has delicious but bony flesh; its roe is val...
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