allis shad

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allis shad - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alose \A"lose\, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zool.)
     The European shad (Alosa alosa formerly Clupea alosa); --
     called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is
     sometimes applied to the American shad (Alosa sapidissima
     formerly Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.
     [1913 Webster] Alouatta

allis shad - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  allis shad
      n 1: European shad [syn: allice shad, allis shad, allice,
           allis, Alosa alosa]