plural shad
: any of several fishes (especially genus Alosa) of the shad family that have a relatively deep body and are anadromous and that include some important food fishes of Europe and North America
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Some years, the tribute might be a turkey, or fish; a few members of the tribe still fish the river each spring with nets for shad, herring and rockfish.
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Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
The two eagles fought in flight, talon to talon, over a single shad when there were hundreds of shad in the river below.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
For the eels, the removal will reconnect more than 183 miles of habitat, according to American Rivers, and 65 miles for river herring and shad.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
The dam removals promise ecosystem benefits by returning rivers to their natural states, including by reopening upriver habitats to migratory fish like American eels, river herring and shad.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
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Andrew Sharp, Outdoor Life, 27 Nov. 2024
The two eagles fought in flight, talon to talon, over a single shad when there were hundreds of shad in the river below.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
For the eels, the removal will reconnect more than 183 miles of habitat, according to American Rivers, and 65 miles for river herring and shad.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
The dam removals promise ecosystem benefits by returning rivers to their natural states, including by reopening upriver habitats to migratory fish like American eels, river herring and shad.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
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shad
noun
plural shad
: any of several sea fishes that are related to the herrings, swim up rivers to lay or fertilize eggs, and include important food fishes
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