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shads

Variant of shad

noun pl. shad or shads

any of various marine or freshwater clupeid fishes; esp.,

an American coastal food fish (Alosa sapidissima)
a species (Dorosoma cepedianum) widely introduced into fresh waters of the U.S. as food for other fish

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