Associations to the word «Alosa»

Wiktionary

ALOSA, noun. Shad
ALOSA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Clupeidae   — shads.
ALOSA ALOSA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clupeidae   — the allis shad, a kind of river herring, found in the eastern North Atlantic.
ALOSA FALLAX, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Clupeidae   — the twait shad.

Dictionary definition

ALOSA, noun. Shad.

Wise words

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