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    COMMON AMERICAN SHAD

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coastplay

    Synonyms:

    Alosa sapidissima; common American shad

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("common American shad" is a kind of...):

    shad (herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn)

    Meronyms (parts of "common American shad"):

    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)

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