| n. | 1. | the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It replaces the older term |
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| Noun | 1. |  Alosa - shad fish genus - any of various genus of fish Clupeidae, family Clupeidae - herrings; shad; sardines; etc. shad - herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, alewife - shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus |
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