allis shad

allis shad
Alose A"lose, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zo["o]l.) 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]

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  • Allis shad — Taxobox name = Allis shad status = DD | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Clupeiformes familia = Clupeidae genus = Alosa species = A. alosa binomial = Alosa alosa binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

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  • allis shad — noun European shad • Syn: ↑allice shad, ↑allice, ↑allis, ↑Alosa alosa • Hypernyms: ↑shad …   Useful english dictionary

  • allis shad — [ alɪs] noun a shad (fish) with a deep blue back and silvery sides. [Alosa alosa.] Origin C16: allis from OFr. alose, from late L. alausa …   English new terms dictionary

  • allis — n. 1. a European shad, ({Alosa alosa}). Syn: allice shad, allis shad, allice [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Allis — may refer to:;People *Charles David Allis (b. 1951), American biologist *John Allis (b. 1942), American cyclist *Louis Allis (1916 1994), American industrialist and Wisconsin Secretary of State *Oswald T. Allis (1880 1973), American theologian… …   Wikipedia

  • allis — noun European shad • Syn: ↑allice shad, ↑allis shad, ↑allice, ↑Alosa alosa • Hypernyms: ↑shad * * * variant of allice shad * * * allis obs. variant of …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shad — Taxobox name = Shads fossil range = fossilrange|55|0 Eocene to Present [cite journal last = Sepkoski first = Jack authorlink = coauthors = title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology volume =… …   Wikipedia

  • shad — /shad/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) shad, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) shads. 1. a deep bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food. 2. any other fish of the …   Universalium

  • Allis — Allice Al lice, Allis Al lis, n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European shad ({Clupea vulgaris}); allice shad. See {Alose}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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