allis shad

English

allis shad

Alternative forms

allice shad

Etymology

Allis (see alose) + shad

Noun

allis shad (plural allis shad)

A herring-like fish (Alosa alosa), of the eastern Atlantic that migrates to fresh water to spawn.

Translations

Alosa alosa

Catalan: saboga (ca) f
Dutch: elft (nl) m
Finnish: pilkkusilli
French: alose (fr) f, grande alose (fr) f
Galician: sable (gl) m, zamborca (gl) f, lorcho m, tasca f
Norwegian:
Norwegian:
Bokmål: maisild f

Bokmål: maisild f
Portuguese: sável (pt) m
Swedish: majfisk c

Further reading

allis shad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alosa alosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Alosa alosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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