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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley