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Shad
Answer for the clue "Shad ", 5 letters:
alosa
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n. shad
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alosa \Alosa\ n. the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It replaces the older term {Clupea }. See also shad . Syn: genus Alosa .
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Alosa is a genus of fish , the river herrings , in the family Clupeidae . Along with other genera in the subgenus Alosinae , they are generally known as shads . They are distinct from other herrings by having a deeper body and spawning in rivers. Several ...
Usage examples of alosa.
Muroso, Alosa, and Oriosa had long ago revolted from the Estine Empire, and those who led the revolution had worn masks to conceal their identities.
Will knew enough of history to know that Muroso, Alosa, and Oriosa had, at one time, been provinces that rebelled against an empire.
Chytrine will have troops roaming into Sarengul, with Alosa and Nybal marshaling their forces on their mountain borders.