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twaite shad

twaite shad noun: a fish in the herring family Clupeidae, Alosa fallax, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Noun

twaite shad (plural twaite shads)

  1. A fish in the herring family Clupeidae, Alosa fallax, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
    Synonyms:
    European shad, twaite

Synonyms of twaite shad

Forms of twaite shad

pluraltwaite shads
alternative formtwait shad

Questions about twaite shad

What does twaite shad mean?
Twaite shad means a fish in the herring family Clupeidae, Alosa fallax, found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
What part of speech is twaite shad?
Twaite shad is a noun.
What is the plural of twaite shad?
The plural of twaite shad is twaite shads.

Words near twaite shad in the dictionary

  1. twaining
  2. Twainish
  3. twains
  4. twait shad
  5. twaite
  6. twaite shad
  7. twaite shads
  8. twaites
  9. twakow
  10. twakows
  11. twalpennies

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