Associations to the word «Shad»

Wiktionary

SHAD, noun. Any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.
SHAD FROG, noun. An American spotted frog (Rana halecina).
SHAD FROGS, noun. Plural of shad frog

Dictionary definition

SHAD, noun. Bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast.
SHAD, noun. Herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn.

Wise words

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