The Collaborative International Dictionary
allice 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.
WordNet
allice shad
n. European shad [syn: allis shad, allice, allis, Alosa alosa]