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Definition of Allice shad
1. Noun. European shad.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allice Shad
Literary usage of Allice shad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of British Fishes by William Yarrell (1841)
"THE allice shad, by far the larger of the two in size, appears to be much more
limited in its localities as a British species. It is represented by Pennant ..."
2. The Health Exhibition Literature (1884)
"This fish has been classified into three varieties—the Twaite Shad, the Allice
Shad, and the Scalc-finned Shad. The species can be recognised on account of ..."
3. The River-side Naturalist: Notes on the Various Forms of Life Met with by Edward Hamilton (1890)
"... Alosa communis, the allice shad. Buckland says the twaite is distinguished
from the other native species by its having distinct teeth in both jaws, ..."
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