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shad

19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shad (noun)
  2. shad-bellied (adjective)
  3. shad fly (noun)
  4. shad frog (noun)
  5. shad porgy (noun)
  6. shad scale (noun)
  7. shad tree (noun)
  8. shad trout (noun)
  9. allice shad (noun)
  10. American shad (noun)
  11. broad shad (noun)
  12. gizzard shad (noun)
  13. golden shad (noun)
  14. hickory shad (noun)
  15. river shad (noun)
  16. white shad (noun)
  17. mackerel scad (noun)
  18. thwaite
  19. twaite (noun)

shad

noun \ˈshad\
plural shad

Definition of SHAD

: any of several fishes (especially genus Alosa) of the herring family that differ from the typical herrings (genus Clupeus) in having a relatively deep body and in being anadromous and that include some important food fishes of Europe and North America
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Origin of SHAD

Middle English *shad, from Old English sceadd
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SHAD

ad, add, bad, brad, cad, chad, Chad, clad, dad, fad, gad, Gad, glad, grad, lad, mad, pad, plaid, rad, sad, scad, tad, trad

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