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ALOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alosa mean?
• ALOSA (noun)
The noun ALOSA has 1 sense:
1. shad
Familiarity information: ALOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Alosa; genus Alosa
Hypernyms ("Alosa" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Alosa"):
shad (herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn)
alewife; Alosa pseudoharengus; Pomolobus pseudoharengus (shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus)
Holonyms ("Alosa" is a member of...):
Clupeidae; family Clupeidae (herrings; shad; sardines; etc.)
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