noun Download 🔗Share Any one of several species of food fishes that make up the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring. Examples : "The fisherman caught a large number of shads in the river this morning, enough for a family dinner. " fish food animal biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix). Examples : "The fisherman excitedly pointed to the churning water and exclaimed, "Look! The shads are feeding on the smaller fish near the surface!" " fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading