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Definition or meaning of the English word Shad
Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species Clupea sapidissima; which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn; is an important market fish. The European allice shad; or alose C. alosa (n. sing. & pl.).
