Shad
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʃæd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shad is a noun meaning (South Africa) Any bluefish of the species Pomatomus saltatrix.
Meaning
(South Africa) Any bluefish of the species Pomatomus saltatrix.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
Each river had its village and its iron bridge that the train crossed with a blast of its whistle, and the girls bathing in the icy water leaped like shad as it passed, unsettling travelers with their fleeting breasts.
Word Forms
- shads
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blending, twaite, herring, gizzard, allice, shadine.
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