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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Alosa

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01 n. the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It replaces the older term Clupea. See also shad.
  1. 1.
    the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It replaces the older term Clupea. See also shad. Also: <gen>Clupea</gen> See: shad
Syn. genus Alosa.