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American shads

American shads is the plural of American shad.

Meaning of American shad

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.

Questions about American shads

What is American shads the plural of?
American shads is the plural of American shad.

Words near American shads in the dictionary

  1. American Samoa
  2. American Samoan
  3. American Samoans
  4. American senna
  5. American shad
  6. American shads
  7. American Shorthair
  8. American Shorthairs
  9. American shot
  10. American shots
  11. American Sign Language

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