Term: common american shad: shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: mergus: mergansers
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: purloo: thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: cichlid: freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: ovum: the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: skin test: any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: red meat: meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton)
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: turfing daisy: mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: pavis: (Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: gross national product: former measure of the United States economy; the total market value of goods and services produced by all citizens and capital during a given period (usually 1 yr)
Broader: shad: herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn | Unrelated: appreciation: understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something