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American shad

American shad noun: alosa sapidissima, an anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast.

Noun

American shad (plural American shads)

  1. Alosa sapidissima, an anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast.

Forms of American shad

pluralAmerican shads

Questions about American shad

What does American shad mean?
American shad means alosa sapidissima, an anadromous clupeid fish naturally distributed on the North American coast of the North Atlantic, from Newfoundland to Florida, and as an introduced species on the North Pacific coast.
What part of speech is American shad?
American shad is a noun.
What is the plural of American shad?
The plural of American shad is American shads.

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