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shad in French

shad in French is alose — shad means a type of herring-like food fish that lives in the sea but spawns in rivers.

shad in French

alose
noun
Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring.

What does "shad" mean?

  1. noun A type of herring-like food fish that lives in the sea but spawns in rivers.
    "Fishermen along the river wait each spring for the shad run."
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shad in a sentence

  • Fishermen along the river wait each spring for the shad run.

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What is "shad" in French?

"shad" in French is alose. shad means: A type of herring-like food fish that lives in the sea but spawns in rivers.

How do you use "shad" in a sentence?

Example: "Fishermen along the river wait each spring for the shad run." In French, "shad" is alose.

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