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shad (s̸had)

noun pl. shad or shads

any of various marine or freshwater clupeid fishes; esp.,
  1. an American coastal food fish (Alosa sapidissima)
  2. a species (Dorosoma cepedianum) widely introduced into fresh waters of the U.S. as food for other fish

Etymology: OE sceadd, akin to Norw dial. skadd, prob. < IE base *skēt-, to leap, spring up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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