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Definition of Allis shad
1. Noun. European shad.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allis Shad
Literary usage of Allis shad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide to the Gallery of Fishes in the Department of Zoology of the British by William George Ridewood (1908)
"Shad Of the Shads, two are caught on the coasts and in the estuaries of Britain,
the allis shad, Clupea alosa, 256, and the Thwaite Shad, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Two species occur in Europe, much resembling each other, —one commonly called
allis shad (Clupea alosa), and the other known as Twaite Shad (Clupea finta). ..."
3. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1892)
"In the allis shad (see fig. B, page 32) the anterior vesicle is much larger than
the posterior; it is elongated transversely, and its duct arises behind, ..."
4. The Standard Library of Natural History: Embracing Living Animals of the by Charles John Cornish (1908)
"The two shads — the allis shad and TWAITE SHAD—arc in some respects, ... The ALLIS
SHAD grows to a weight of 7 or 8 Ibs., and its pale green and silver ..."
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