• (n.) An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, tailor shad, fall herring, and shad herring.
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Mat`to·wac'ca noun [ Indian name.]
(Zoology) An American clupeoid fish (
Clupea mediocris ), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also
hickory shad ,
tailor shad ,
fall herring , and
shad herring .
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